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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 Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
always
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am so glad to have met you.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
answer
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
any
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
Arden
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
best
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From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
budge
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
busy
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
buy
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From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
can't
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
chair
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From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
dearest
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
don't
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
eagerly
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From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
Edgar
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
fellow
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is the first time I have been out for two years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
get
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From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
gives
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
glad
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From this reading “I am so glad to have met you.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
heard
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From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
helpless
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
mean
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
met
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From this reading “I am so glad to have met you.
Miss
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From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
Mr
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
much
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From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
out
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From this reading This is the first time I have been out for two years.
room
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
said
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From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
sent
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
Somers
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From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
speak
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
things
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the first time I have been out for two years.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is the first time I have been out for two years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am so glad to have met you.
two
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From this reading This is the first time I have been out for two years.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
very
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From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
years
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From this reading This is the first time I have been out for two years.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
