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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 They went on in haste, and twenty minutes later Tony stood, a little white in face, in Appleby’s room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He must have fallen over the bridge and struck his head.
Appleby's
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From this reading They went on in haste, and twenty minutes later Tony stood, a little white in face, in Appleby’s room.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are stones yonder, and you can see the bruise,” said one.
ask
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From this reading “I don’t ask you whether it was the truth you told me last night,” he said.
better
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From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
bridge
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From this reading “He must have fallen over the bridge and struck his head.
bruise
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From this reading There are stones yonder, and you can see the bruise,” said one.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There are stones yonder, and you can see the bruise,” said one.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t ask you whether it was the truth you told me last night,” he said.
face
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From this reading They went on in haste, and twenty minutes later Tony stood, a little white in face, in Appleby’s room.
fallen
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From this reading “He must have fallen over the bridge and struck his head.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
hall
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From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
happened
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From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
haste
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From this reading They went on in haste, and twenty minutes later Tony stood, a little white in face, in Appleby’s room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He must have fallen over the bridge and struck his head.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He must have fallen over the bridge and struck his head.
head
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From this reading “He must have fallen over the bridge and struck his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He must have fallen over the bridge and struck his head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t ask you whether it was the truth you told me last night,” he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They went on in haste, and twenty minutes later Tony stood, a little white in face, in Appleby’s room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
last
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From this reading “I don’t ask you whether it was the truth you told me last night,” he said.
later
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From this reading They went on in haste, and twenty minutes later Tony stood, a little white in face, in Appleby’s room.
little
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From this reading They went on in haste, and twenty minutes later Tony stood, a little white in face, in Appleby’s room.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
minutes
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From this reading They went on in haste, and twenty minutes later Tony stood, a little white in face, in Appleby’s room.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must have fallen over the bridge and struck his head.
night
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From this reading “I don’t ask you whether it was the truth you told me last night,” he said.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are stones yonder, and you can see the bruise,” said one.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “He must have fallen over the bridge and struck his head.
police
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From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
push
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From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
room
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From this reading They went on in haste, and twenty minutes later Tony stood, a little white in face, in Appleby’s room.
said
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From this reading There are stones yonder, and you can see the bruise,” said one.
see
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From this reading There are stones yonder, and you can see the bruise,” said one.
seems
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From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
send
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From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
Still
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From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
stones
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From this reading There are stones yonder, and you can see the bruise,” said one.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They went on in haste, and twenty minutes later Tony stood, a little white in face, in Appleby’s room.
struck
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From this reading “He must have fallen over the bridge and struck his head.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He must have fallen over the bridge and struck his head.
There
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From this reading There are stones yonder, and you can see the bruise,” said one.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went on in haste, and twenty minutes later Tony stood, a little white in face, in Appleby’s room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
told
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From this reading “I don’t ask you whether it was the truth you told me last night,” he said.
Tony
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From this reading They went on in haste, and twenty minutes later Tony stood, a little white in face, in Appleby’s room.
truth
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From this reading “I don’t ask you whether it was the truth you told me last night,” he said.
twenty
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From this reading They went on in haste, and twenty minutes later Tony stood, a little white in face, in Appleby’s room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I don’t ask you whether it was the truth you told me last night,” he said.
way
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From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Still, it might not have happened that way, and it seems to me we had better push on to the hall, and send somebody for the police.”
went
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From this reading They went on in haste, and twenty minutes later Tony stood, a little white in face, in Appleby’s room.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “I don’t ask you whether it was the truth you told me last night,” he said.
white
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From this reading They went on in haste, and twenty minutes later Tony stood, a little white in face, in Appleby’s room.
yonder
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From this reading There are stones yonder, and you can see the bruise,” said one.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There are stones yonder, and you can see the bruise,” said one.
