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From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
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From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
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From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Our fellows are in a sort of fright about this Jamaica bill,” said Mr Egerton in an undertone, as if he were afraid a passer-by might overhear him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Our fellows are in a sort of fright about this Jamaica bill,” said Mr Egerton in an undertone, as if he were afraid a passer-by might overhear him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The moment I have sealed this letter; we will walk down together, if you like!” and in a few minutes they left the club.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Don’t say anything about it, but there’s a screw loose.”
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Our fellows are in a sort of fright about this Jamaica bill,” said Mr Egerton in an undertone, as if he were afraid a passer-by might overhear him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
Berners
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From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
billnounUS /bɪl/
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Our fellows are in a sort of fright about this Jamaica bill,” said Mr Egerton in an undertone, as if he were afraid a passer-by might overhear him.
BooknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
BrookesnounUS /brʊks/
plural of “brooke” — English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Don’t say anything about it, but there’s a screw loose.”
ChapternounUS /ˈtʃæptər/
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
clubnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “The moment I have sealed this letter; we will walk down together, if you like!” and in a few minutes they left the club.
deucenounUS /duːs/
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading “The deuce!
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t say anything about it, but there’s a screw loose.”
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
Egerton
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From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
enquired
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From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
fellowsnounUS /ˈfeloʊz/
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Our fellows are in a sort of fright about this Jamaica bill,” said Mr Egerton in an undertone, as if he were afraid a passer-by might overhear him.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “The moment I have sealed this letter; we will walk down together, if you like!” and in a few minutes they left the club.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
frightnounUS /fraɪt/
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “Our fellows are in a sort of fright about this Jamaica bill,” said Mr Egerton in an undertone, as if he were afraid a passer-by might overhear him.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The moment I have sealed this letter; we will walk down together, if you like!” and in a few minutes they left the club.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Our fellows are in a sort of fright about this Jamaica bill,” said Mr Egerton in an undertone, as if he were afraid a passer-by might overhear him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Our fellows are in a sort of fright about this Jamaica bill,” said Mr Egerton in an undertone, as if he were afraid a passer-by might overhear him.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The moment I have sealed this letter; we will walk down together, if you like!” and in a few minutes they left the club.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “The moment I have sealed this letter; we will walk down together, if you like!” and in a few minutes they left the club.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t say anything about it, but there’s a screw loose.”
JamaicanounUS /dʒəˈmeɪkə/
a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
From this reading “Our fellows are in a sort of fright about this Jamaica bill,” said Mr Egerton in an undertone, as if he were afraid a passer-by might overhear him.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “The moment I have sealed this letter; we will walk down together, if you like!” and in a few minutes they left the club.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “The moment I have sealed this letter; we will walk down together, if you like!” and in a few minutes they left the club.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “The moment I have sealed this letter; we will walk down together, if you like!” and in a few minutes they left the club.
looseadjectiveUS /luːs/
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “Don’t say anything about it, but there’s a screw loose.”
MnounUS /em/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Our fellows are in a sort of fright about this Jamaica bill,” said Mr Egerton in an undertone, as if he were afraid a passer-by might overhear him.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “The moment I have sealed this letter; we will walk down together, if you like!” and in a few minutes they left the club.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading “The moment I have sealed this letter; we will walk down together, if you like!” and in a few minutes they left the club.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Our fellows are in a sort of fright about this Jamaica bill,” said Mr Egerton in an undertone, as if he were afraid a passer-by might overhear him.
overhearverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhiːr/
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading “Our fellows are in a sort of fright about this Jamaica bill,” said Mr Egerton in an undertone, as if he were afraid a passer-by might overhear him.
PnounUS /piː/
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
passer-bynoun
a person who passes by casually or by chance
From this reading “Our fellows are in a sort of fright about this Jamaica bill,” said Mr Egerton in an undertone, as if he were afraid a passer-by might overhear him.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Our fellows are in a sort of fright about this Jamaica bill,” said Mr Egerton in an undertone, as if he were afraid a passer-by might overhear him.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “Don’t say anything about it, but there’s a screw loose.”
screwnounUS /skruː/
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading “Don’t say anything about it, but there’s a screw loose.”
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
established irrevocably
From this reading “The moment I have sealed this letter; we will walk down together, if you like!” and in a few minutes they left the club.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Our fellows are in a sort of fright about this Jamaica bill,” said Mr Egerton in an undertone, as if he were afraid a passer-by might overhear him.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
there's
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From this reading “Don’t say anything about it, but there’s a screw loose.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The moment I have sealed this letter; we will walk down together, if you like!” and in a few minutes they left the club.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “The moment I have sealed this letter; we will walk down together, if you like!” and in a few minutes they left the club.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “The moment I have sealed this letter; we will walk down together, if you like!” and in a few minutes they left the club.
undertonenounUS /ˈʌndərtoʊn/
a quiet or hushed tone of voice
From this reading “Our fellows are in a sort of fright about this Jamaica bill,” said Mr Egerton in an undertone, as if he were afraid a passer-by might overhear him.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “The moment I have sealed this letter; we will walk down together, if you like!” and in a few minutes they left the club.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The moment I have sealed this letter; we will walk down together, if you like!” and in a few minutes they left the club.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Our fellows are in a sort of fright about this Jamaica bill,” said Mr Egerton in an undertone, as if he were afraid a passer-by might overhear him.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The moment I have sealed this letter; we will walk down together, if you like!” and in a few minutes they left the club.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Book 4 Chapter 1 “Are you going down to the house, Egerton?” enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
