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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 I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Martin, who was foremost, cried, "Ha, you are too late!"
aside
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From this reading And then drawing me aside, into a little den he had beside the passage, "They have taken him to the office," he said.
astonishment
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From this reading "But, lord's sakes, Mr. Price," he continued, lifting his eyebrows and pursing up his lips to express his astonishment, "who would have thought it?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading And then drawing me aside, into a little den he had beside the passage, "They have taken him to the office," he said.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, lord's sakes, Mr. Price," he continued, lifting his eyebrows and pursing up his lips to express his astonishment, "who would have thought it?
coming
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "But, lord's sakes, Mr. Price," he continued, lifting his eyebrows and pursing up his lips to express his astonishment, "who would have thought it?
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Martin, who was foremost, cried, "Ha, you are too late!"
crowd
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
den
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From this reading And then drawing me aside, into a little den he had beside the passage, "They have taken him to the office," he said.
down
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
drawing
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From this reading And then drawing me aside, into a little den he had beside the passage, "They have taken him to the office," he said.
ease
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading "But, lord's sakes, Mr. Price," he continued, lifting his eyebrows and pursing up his lips to express his astonishment, "who would have thought it?
eyebrows
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From this reading "But, lord's sakes, Mr. Price," he continued, lifting his eyebrows and pursing up his lips to express his astonishment, "who would have thought it?
foremostnounUS /ˈforemost/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Martin, who was foremost, cried, "Ha, you are too late!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
front
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
going
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
Ha
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From this reading Martin, who was foremost, cried, "Ha, you are too late!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
hag-ridden
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
hall
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And then drawing me aside, into a little den he had beside the passage, "They have taken him to the office," he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then drawing me aside, into a little den he had beside the passage, "They have taken him to the office," he said.
heard
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her ladyship will be in a taking!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then drawing me aside, into a little den he had beside the passage, "They have taken him to the office," he said.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "But, lord's sakes, Mr. Price," he continued, lifting his eyebrows and pursing up his lips to express his astonishment, "who would have thought it?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And then drawing me aside, into a little den he had beside the passage, "They have taken him to the office," he said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
ladyship
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From this reading Her ladyship will be in a taking!
late
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From this reading Martin, who was foremost, cried, "Ha, you are too late!"
learn
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
lifting
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From this reading "But, lord's sakes, Mr. Price," he continued, lifting his eyebrows and pursing up his lips to express his astonishment, "who would have thought it?
lips
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From this reading "But, lord's sakes, Mr. Price," he continued, lifting his eyebrows and pursing up his lips to express his astonishment, "who would have thought it?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then drawing me aside, into a little den he had beside the passage, "They have taken him to the office," he said.
lord's
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From this reading "But, lord's sakes, Mr. Price," he continued, lifting his eyebrows and pursing up his lips to express his astonishment, "who would have thought it?
low
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
Martin
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From this reading Martin, who was foremost, cried, "Ha, you are too late!"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then drawing me aside, into a little den he had beside the passage, "They have taken him to the office," he said.
meant
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
met
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
mingled
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
more
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
Mr
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From this reading "But, lord's sakes, Mr. Price," he continued, lifting his eyebrows and pursing up his lips to express his astonishment, "who would have thought it?
night
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
office
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From this reading And then drawing me aside, into a little den he had beside the passage, "They have taken him to the office," he said.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And then drawing me aside, into a little den he had beside the passage, "They have taken him to the office," he said.
Price
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From this reading "But, lord's sakes, Mr. Price," he continued, lifting his eyebrows and pursing up his lips to express his astonishment, "who would have thought it?
pursing
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From this reading "But, lord's sakes, Mr. Price," he continued, lifting his eyebrows and pursing up his lips to express his astonishment, "who would have thought it?
returning
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
said
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From this reading And then drawing me aside, into a little den he had beside the passage, "They have taken him to the office," he said.
sakes
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From this reading "But, lord's sakes, Mr. Price," he continued, lifting his eyebrows and pursing up his lips to express his astonishment, "who would have thought it?
servants
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
situation
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
spent
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
stir
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
taken
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From this reading And then drawing me aside, into a little den he had beside the passage, "They have taken him to the office," he said.
taking
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From this reading Her ladyship will be in a taking!
talking
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
then
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From this reading And then drawing me aside, into a little den he had beside the passage, "They have taken him to the office," he said.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then drawing me aside, into a little den he had beside the passage, "They have taken him to the office," he said.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But, lord's sakes, Mr. Price," he continued, lifting his eyebrows and pursing up his lips to express his astonishment, "who would have thought it?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
too
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From this reading Martin, who was foremost, cried, "Ha, you are too late!"
torment
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
up
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From this reading "But, lord's sakes, Mr. Price," he continued, lifting his eyebrows and pursing up his lips to express his astonishment, "who would have thought it?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Martin, who was foremost, cried, "Ha, you are too late!"
way
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
week
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From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I think that I had spent a week, or it might be more, in this situation of mingled ease and torment, when on coming down one morning after a hag-ridden night I heard a stir in the hall; and, going that way to learn what it meant, met the servants returning in a crowd from the front, and talking low about something.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Martin, who was foremost, cried, "Ha, you are too late!"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Her ladyship will be in a taking!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "But, lord's sakes, Mr. Price," he continued, lifting his eyebrows and pursing up his lips to express his astonishment, "who would have thought it?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Martin, who was foremost, cried, "Ha, you are too late!"
