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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 As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She tightened her nut-cracker jaws and glared at me disdainfully,--her dignity was ruffled.
approaching
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From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
aren't
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From this reading ‘I’m coming to it, aren’t I?--if you’ll let me.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She tightened her nut-cracker jaws and glared at me disdainfully,--her dignity was ruffled.
attempt
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bring
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From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
Coleman
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From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
coming
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From this reading ‘I’m coming to it, aren’t I?--if you’ll let me.
conclusion
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date
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dignity
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From this reading She tightened her nut-cracker jaws and glared at me disdainfully,--her dignity was ruffled.
disdainfully
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From this reading She tightened her nut-cracker jaws and glared at me disdainfully,--her dignity was ruffled.
expedient
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From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
glared
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From this reading She tightened her nut-cracker jaws and glared at me disdainfully,--her dignity was ruffled.
got
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From this reading If you’ve got no manners I’ll learn you some.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘I take it, Miss Coleman, that you have observed what has occurred in the house to-day.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘I take it, Miss Coleman, that you have observed what has occurred in the house to-day.’
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
house
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From this reading ‘I take it, Miss Coleman, that you have observed what has occurred in the house to-day.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
I'll
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From this reading If you’ve got no manners I’ll learn you some.
I'm
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From this reading ‘I’m coming to it, aren’t I?--if you’ll let me.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘I take it, Miss Coleman, that you have observed what has occurred in the house to-day.’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
jaws
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From this reading She tightened her nut-cracker jaws and glared at me disdainfully,--her dignity was ruffled.
judged
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From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
learn
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From this reading If you’ve got no manners I’ll learn you some.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ‘I’m coming to it, aren’t I?--if you’ll let me.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
manners
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From this reading If you’ve got no manners I’ll learn you some.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She tightened her nut-cracker jaws and glared at me disdainfully,--her dignity was ruffled.
Miss
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From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
narrative
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From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If you’ve got no manners I’ll learn you some.
nut-cracker
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From this reading She tightened her nut-cracker jaws and glared at me disdainfully,--her dignity was ruffled.
observed
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From this reading ‘I take it, Miss Coleman, that you have observed what has occurred in the house to-day.’
occurred
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From this reading ‘I take it, Miss Coleman, that you have observed what has occurred in the house to-day.’
paused
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From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
possible
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From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
quickly
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From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
record
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From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
ruffled
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From this reading She tightened her nut-cracker jaws and glared at me disdainfully,--her dignity was ruffled.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tightened her nut-cracker jaws and glared at me disdainfully,--her dignity was ruffled.
some
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From this reading If you’ve got no manners I’ll learn you some.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I take it, Miss Coleman, that you have observed what has occurred in the house to-day.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘I take it, Miss Coleman, that you have observed what has occurred in the house to-day.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
tightened
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From this reading She tightened her nut-cracker jaws and glared at me disdainfully,--her dignity was ruffled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
to-day
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From this reading ‘I take it, Miss Coleman, that you have observed what has occurred in the house to-day.’
up
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From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Miss Coleman had paused, as if her narrative was approaching a conclusion, I judged it expedient to make an attempt to bring the record as quickly as possible up to date.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘I take it, Miss Coleman, that you have observed what has occurred in the house to-day.’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I take it, Miss Coleman, that you have observed what has occurred in the house to-day.’
you'll
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From this reading ‘I’m coming to it, aren’t I?--if you’ll let me.
you've
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From this reading If you’ve got no manners I’ll learn you some.
