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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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all
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From this reading But I kept still, mind you; I said no more than the folks at the castle--and they were saying nothing at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I kept still, mind you; I said no more than the folks at the castle--and they were saying nothing at all.
angle
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From this reading I tackled the thing from every angle, but nothing come out of it.
Ashton-Kirk
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ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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big
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From this reading “When I first grabbed at this fact,” said the big man at length, “I gave it a good looking-over.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I kept still, mind you; I said no more than the folks at the castle--and they were saying nothing at all.
Campe
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From this reading And yet, all the time, young Campe shivered; and, somehow, I felt that he had cause to do so.
castle
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From this reading But I kept still, mind you; I said no more than the folks at the castle--and they were saying nothing at all.
cause
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From this reading And yet, all the time, young Campe shivered; and, somehow, I felt that he had cause to do so.
cigar
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clasping
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come
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From this reading I tackled the thing from every angle, but nothing come out of it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And yet, all the time, young Campe shivered; and, somehow, I felt that he had cause to do so.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I tackled the thing from every angle, but nothing come out of it.
examined
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fact
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From this reading “When I first grabbed at this fact,” said the big man at length, “I gave it a good looking-over.
felt
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From this reading And yet, all the time, young Campe shivered; and, somehow, I felt that he had cause to do so.
first
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From this reading “When I first grabbed at this fact,” said the big man at length, “I gave it a good looking-over.
folks
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From this reading But I kept still, mind you; I said no more than the folks at the castle--and they were saying nothing at all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SHOWS HOW MATTERS STOOD AT SCHWARTZBERG Scanlon paused for a space; he examined a loose place in the wrapper of his cigar, while Ashton-Kirk sat waiting, upon his rug, his hands clasping his knees.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I tackled the thing from every angle, but nothing come out of it.
gave
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From this reading “When I first grabbed at this fact,” said the big man at length, “I gave it a good looking-over.
good
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From this reading “When I first grabbed at this fact,” said the big man at length, “I gave it a good looking-over.
grabbed
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From this reading “When I first grabbed at this fact,” said the big man at length, “I gave it a good looking-over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And yet, all the time, young Campe shivered; and, somehow, I felt that he had cause to do so.
hands
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From this reading SHOWS HOW MATTERS STOOD AT SCHWARTZBERG Scanlon paused for a space; he examined a loose place in the wrapper of his cigar, while Ashton-Kirk sat waiting, upon his rug, his hands clasping his knees.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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HOW
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “When I first grabbed at this fact,” said the big man at length, “I gave it a good looking-over.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SHOWS HOW MATTERS STOOD AT SCHWARTZBERG Scanlon paused for a space; he examined a loose place in the wrapper of his cigar, while Ashton-Kirk sat waiting, upon his rug, his hands clasping his knees.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “When I first grabbed at this fact,” said the big man at length, “I gave it a good looking-over.
kept
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From this reading But I kept still, mind you; I said no more than the folks at the castle--and they were saying nothing at all.
knees
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lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading “When I first grabbed at this fact,” said the big man at length, “I gave it a good looking-over.
looking-over
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From this reading “When I first grabbed at this fact,” said the big man at length, “I gave it a good looking-over.
loose
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man
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From this reading “When I first grabbed at this fact,” said the big man at length, “I gave it a good looking-over.
MATTERS
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mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But I kept still, mind you; I said no more than the folks at the castle--and they were saying nothing at all.
more
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From this reading But I kept still, mind you; I said no more than the folks at the castle--and they were saying nothing at all.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But I kept still, mind you; I said no more than the folks at the castle--and they were saying nothing at all.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But I kept still, mind you; I said no more than the folks at the castle--and they were saying nothing at all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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out
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From this reading I tackled the thing from every angle, but nothing come out of it.
paused
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place
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rug
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said
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From this reading “When I first grabbed at this fact,” said the big man at length, “I gave it a good looking-over.
sat
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saying
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Scanlon
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SCHWARTZBERG
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shivered
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From this reading And yet, all the time, young Campe shivered; and, somehow, I felt that he had cause to do so.
SHOWS
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And yet, all the time, young Campe shivered; and, somehow, I felt that he had cause to do so.
somehow
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From this reading And yet, all the time, young Campe shivered; and, somehow, I felt that he had cause to do so.
space
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still
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From this reading But I kept still, mind you; I said no more than the folks at the castle--and they were saying nothing at all.
STOODverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading SHOWS HOW MATTERS STOOD AT SCHWARTZBERG Scanlon paused for a space; he examined a loose place in the wrapper of his cigar, while Ashton-Kirk sat waiting, upon his rug, his hands clasping his knees.
tackled
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From this reading I tackled the thing from every angle, but nothing come out of it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But I kept still, mind you; I said no more than the folks at the castle--and they were saying nothing at all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet, all the time, young Campe shivered; and, somehow, I felt that he had cause to do so.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHOWS HOW MATTERS STOOD AT SCHWARTZBERG Scanlon paused for a space; he examined a loose place in the wrapper of his cigar, while Ashton-Kirk sat waiting, upon his rug, his hands clasping his knees.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I kept still, mind you; I said no more than the folks at the castle--and they were saying nothing at all.
thing
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From this reading I tackled the thing from every angle, but nothing come out of it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “When I first grabbed at this fact,” said the big man at length, “I gave it a good looking-over.
time
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From this reading And yet, all the time, young Campe shivered; and, somehow, I felt that he had cause to do so.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet, all the time, young Campe shivered; and, somehow, I felt that he had cause to do so.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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waiting
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But I kept still, mind you; I said no more than the folks at the castle--and they were saying nothing at all.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “When I first grabbed at this fact,” said the big man at length, “I gave it a good looking-over.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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wrapper
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yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, all the time, young Campe shivered; and, somehow, I felt that he had cause to do so.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I kept still, mind you; I said no more than the folks at the castle--and they were saying nothing at all.
young
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From this reading And yet, all the time, young Campe shivered; and, somehow, I felt that he had cause to do so.
