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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 was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
back
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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
better
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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
day
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From this reading And see him I did, towards one o'clock next day.
desire
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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And see him I did, towards one o'clock next day.
drove
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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.
earlier
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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
enough
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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
fairly
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From this reading I met him next minute at the lift gates, and he fairly pushed me back into my rooms.
following
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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
forenoon
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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.
furiously
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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.
gates
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From this reading I met him next minute at the lift gates, and he fairly pushed me back into my rooms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
hansom
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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
hunted
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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I met him next minute at the lift gates, and he fairly pushed me back into my rooms.
jumped
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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.
knew
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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
lift
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From this reading I met him next minute at the lift gates, and he fairly pushed me back into my rooms.
man
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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
meant
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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
met
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From this reading I met him next minute at the lift gates, and he fairly pushed me back into my rooms.
minute
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From this reading I met him next minute at the lift gates, and he fairly pushed me back into my rooms.
Mount
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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And see him I did, towards one o'clock next day.
night
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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
now
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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
o'clock
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From this reading And see him I did, towards one o'clock next day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And see him I did, towards one o'clock next day.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
out
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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.
pushed
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From this reading I met him next minute at the lift gates, and he fairly pushed me back into my rooms.
Raffles
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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
relations
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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
rooms
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From this reading I met him next minute at the lift gates, and he fairly pushed me back into my rooms.
see
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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
society
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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
soon
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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
stage
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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
Street
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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.
telegram
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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
then
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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
there
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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading And see him I did, towards one o'clock next day.
town
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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
up
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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
wanted
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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
watching
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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
window
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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.
word
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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.
