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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 Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
all
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From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And taking up an odorator she blew over him a little cloud of scent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
anxious
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From this reading He found her looking anxious and endeavoring to conceal it.
bathed
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From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
blew
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From this reading And taking up an odorator she blew over him a little cloud of scent.
breakfasted
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From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
business
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From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
car
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From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
cloud
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From this reading And taking up an odorator she blew over him a little cloud of scent.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
conceal
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From this reading He found her looking anxious and endeavoring to conceal it.
darling
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From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
delicious
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From this reading “It's quite a new perfume; isn't it delicious?”
down
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From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
DREADFULadjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
Duly
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From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
endeavoring
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From this reading He found her looking anxious and endeavoring to conceal it.
Felix
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From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found her looking anxious and endeavoring to conceal it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
getting
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From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
go
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From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
isn't
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From this reading “It's quite a new perfume; isn't it delicious?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He found her looking anxious and endeavoring to conceal it.
It's
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From this reading “It's quite a new perfume; isn't it delicious?”
Joyfields
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From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
kissed
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From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And taking up an odorator she blew over him a little cloud of scent.
looking
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From this reading He found her looking anxious and endeavoring to conceal it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
message
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From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
mother
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From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
new
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From this reading “It's quite a new perfume; isn't it delicious?”
Now
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From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
odorator
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From this reading And taking up an odorator she blew over him a little cloud of scent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And taking up an odorator she blew over him a little cloud of scent.
perfume
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From this reading “It's quite a new perfume; isn't it delicious?”
please
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From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's quite a new perfume; isn't it delicious?”
razors
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From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
received
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From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
return
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From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
said
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From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading And taking up an odorator she blew over him a little cloud of scent.
see
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From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
shaved
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From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
sit
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From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
sofa
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From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
Stanley's
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From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
taking
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From this reading And taking up an odorator she blew over him a little cloud of scent.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Having kissed him, she drew him to her sofa and said: “Now, darling, come and sit down here, and tell me all about this DREADFUL business.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
up
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From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Duly shaved with one of Stanley's razors, bathed, and breakfasted, Felix was on the point of getting into the car to return to Joyfields when he received a message from his mother: Would he please go up and see her before he went?
