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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will be a real pleasure to my master to see you again, sir.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “How are you, Proctor how is your master?” said he, as he threw off his great-coat, and unrolled a capacious muffler from his throat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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back
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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burly
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capacious
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From this reading “How are you, Proctor how is your master?” said he, as he threw off his great-coat, and unrolled a capacious muffler from his throat.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, Dr. Grounsell, glad you've come, sir.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
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Dr
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From this reading “Oh, Dr. Grounsell, glad you've come, sir.
duns
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emerging
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entered
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few
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figure
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follow
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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glad
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go
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great-coat
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Grounsell
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How are you, Proctor how is your master?” said he, as he threw off his great-coat, and unrolled a capacious muffler from his throat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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history
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hours
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house
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How
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From this reading “How are you, Proctor how is your master?” said he, as he threw off his great-coat, and unrolled a capacious muffler from his throat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LET us go back a few hours in our history, and follow the short and burly figure which, emerging from the travelling-carriage in the courtyard of the palace, pushed his way through the noisy throng of duns, and entered the house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How are you, Proctor how is your master?” said he, as he threw off his great-coat, and unrolled a capacious muffler from his throat.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be a real pleasure to my master to see you again, sir.”
LETauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
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master
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muffler
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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noisy
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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off
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Oh
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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palace
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pleasure
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Proctor
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pushed
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real
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said
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see
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shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
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Sir
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From this reading “How is Sir Stafford?”
Stafford
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From this reading “How is Sir Stafford?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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threw
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throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “How are you, Proctor how is your master?” said he, as he threw off his great-coat, and unrolled a capacious muffler from his throat.
throng
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LET us go back a few hours in our history, and follow the short and burly figure which, emerging from the travelling-carriage in the courtyard of the palace, pushed his way through the noisy throng of duns, and entered the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will be a real pleasure to my master to see you again, sir.”
travelling-carriage
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unrolled
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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way
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be a real pleasure to my master to see you again, sir.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How are you, Proctor how is your master?” said he, as he threw off his great-coat, and unrolled a capacious muffler from his throat.
you've
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How are you, Proctor how is your master?” said he, as he threw off his great-coat, and unrolled a capacious muffler from his throat.
