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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
animals
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From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Trumperton was up, hammering out those sentences which smell, not so much of the lamp as of the dunderhead.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
brain
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From this reading Nobody was listening,--except the men in the Press Gallery; where is the brain of the House, and ninety per cent. of its wisdom.
called
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From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
cent
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curious
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From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
discovered
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From this reading It was not till Trumperton had finished that I discovered Lessingham.
distinguished
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From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
dunderhead
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From this reading Trumperton was up, hammering out those sentences which smell, not so much of the lamp as of the dunderhead.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Nobody was listening,--except the men in the Press Gallery; where is the brain of the House, and ninety per cent. of its wisdom.
finished
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From this reading It was not till Trumperton had finished that I discovered Lessingham.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
full
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From this reading MR LESSINGHAM SPEAKS The House was full.
gallery
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From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not till Trumperton had finished that I discovered Lessingham.
hammering
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From this reading Trumperton was up, hammering out those sentences which smell, not so much of the lamp as of the dunderhead.
House
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From this reading MR LESSINGHAM SPEAKS The House was full.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nobody was listening,--except the men in the Press Gallery; where is the brain of the House, and ninety per cent. of its wisdom.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not till Trumperton had finished that I discovered Lessingham.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Nobody was listening,--except the men in the Press Gallery; where is the brain of the House, and ninety per cent. of its wisdom.
lamp
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From this reading Trumperton was up, hammering out those sentences which smell, not so much of the lamp as of the dunderhead.
LESSINGHAM
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listening
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From this reading Nobody was listening,--except the men in the Press Gallery; where is the brain of the House, and ninety per cent. of its wisdom.
men
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From this reading Nobody was listening,--except the men in the Press Gallery; where is the brain of the House, and ninety per cent. of its wisdom.
MR
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From this reading MR LESSINGHAM SPEAKS The House was full.
much
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From this reading Trumperton was up, hammering out those sentences which smell, not so much of the lamp as of the dunderhead.
ninety
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From this reading Nobody was listening,--except the men in the Press Gallery; where is the brain of the House, and ninety per cent. of its wisdom.
NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody was listening,--except the men in the Press Gallery; where is the brain of the House, and ninety per cent. of its wisdom.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Trumperton was up, hammering out those sentences which smell, not so much of the lamp as of the dunderhead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Trumperton was up, hammering out those sentences which smell, not so much of the lamp as of the dunderhead.
out
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From this reading Trumperton was up, hammering out those sentences which smell, not so much of the lamp as of the dunderhead.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading Nobody was listening,--except the men in the Press Gallery; where is the brain of the House, and ninety per cent. of its wisdom.
Percy
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From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
Press
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From this reading Nobody was listening,--except the men in the Press Gallery; where is the brain of the House, and ninety per cent. of its wisdom.
reserved
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From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
sentences
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From this reading Trumperton was up, hammering out those sentences which smell, not so much of the lamp as of the dunderhead.
smell
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From this reading Trumperton was up, hammering out those sentences which smell, not so much of the lamp as of the dunderhead.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Trumperton was up, hammering out those sentences which smell, not so much of the lamp as of the dunderhead.
SPEAKS
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From this reading MR LESSINGHAM SPEAKS The House was full.
strangers
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From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
supposed
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From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not till Trumperton had finished that I discovered Lessingham.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MR LESSINGHAM SPEAKS The House was full.
theoretically
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From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not till Trumperton had finished that I discovered Lessingham.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
Trumperton
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From this reading Trumperton was up, hammering out those sentences which smell, not so much of the lamp as of the dunderhead.
up
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From this reading Trumperton was up, hammering out those sentences which smell, not so much of the lamp as of the dunderhead.
upstairs
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From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MR LESSINGHAM SPEAKS The House was full.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Nobody was listening,--except the men in the Press Gallery; where is the brain of the House, and ninety per cent. of its wisdom.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Percy and I went upstairs,--to the gallery which is theoretically supposed to be reserved for what are called ‘distinguished strangers,’--those curious animals.
wisdom
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From this reading Nobody was listening,--except the men in the Press Gallery; where is the brain of the House, and ninety per cent. of its wisdom.
