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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 What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.
all
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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
appeared
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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
arrest
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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
breakfast
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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
brothers
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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
children
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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
constables
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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
door
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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
doorway
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From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.
edge
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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
enigma
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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
extremely
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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
fixedly
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From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
full
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From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.
glaze
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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When she had joined him in the kitchen Tod shut the door.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.
joined
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From this reading When she had joined him in the kitchen Tod shut the door.
Kirsteen
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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
kitchen
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From this reading When she had joined him in the kitchen Tod shut the door.
leadless
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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
more
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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
motionless
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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
much
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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
perhaps
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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
police
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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
policemen
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From this reading “Two policemen,” he said, “want Tryst.
regarding
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From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.
said
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From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.
scullery
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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
seconds
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From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she had joined him in the kitchen Tod shut the door.
shut
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From this reading When she had joined him in the kitchen Tod shut the door.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
Sunday
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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.
things
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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
thirty
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From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
three
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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
tidy
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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
Tod
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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
Tryst
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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
Tryst's
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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
two
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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
Wait
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From this reading After regarding them fixedly for full thirty seconds, he said, “Wait!” and left them in the doorway.
want
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From this reading “Two policemen,” he said, “want Tryst.
warrant
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From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
washing
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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
watching
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From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What Tod thought of all this was, perhaps, as much of an enigma to Tod as to his three brothers, and never more so than on that Sunday morning when two police constables appeared at his door with a warrant for the arrest of Tryst.
