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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 Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
admiring
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From this reading What you see may determine--oh, Arthur! still admiring the prospect?
any
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From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
Arthur
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From this reading Arthur will do the same, as by that time he will feel like smoking on the terrace.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I shall leave the library, or wherever we may be sitting, just as the clock strikes half-past eight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When you hear the big clock in the hall strike nine, look up quickly at your father’s window.
attention
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From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
attracting
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From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I shall leave the library, or wherever we may be sitting, just as the clock strikes half-past eight.
big
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From this reading When you hear the big clock in the hall strike nine, look up quickly at your father’s window.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Arthur will do the same, as by that time he will feel like smoking on the terrace.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
clock
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From this reading “I shall leave the library, or wherever we may be sitting, just as the clock strikes half-past eight.
determine
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From this reading What you see may determine--oh, Arthur! still admiring the prospect?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Arthur will do the same, as by that time he will feel like smoking on the terrace.
eight
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From this reading “I shall leave the library, or wherever we may be sitting, just as the clock strikes half-past eight.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
father's
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From this reading When you hear the big clock in the hall strike nine, look up quickly at your father’s window.
feel
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From this reading Arthur will do the same, as by that time he will feel like smoking on the terrace.
follow
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From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
full
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From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
get
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From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
half-past
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From this reading “I shall leave the library, or wherever we may be sitting, just as the clock strikes half-past eight.
hall
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From this reading When you hear the big clock in the hall strike nine, look up quickly at your father’s window.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arthur will do the same, as by that time he will feel like smoking on the terrace.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When you hear the big clock in the hall strike nine, look up quickly at your father’s window.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shall leave the library, or wherever we may be sitting, just as the clock strikes half-past eight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When you hear the big clock in the hall strike nine, look up quickly at your father’s window.
just
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From this reading “I shall leave the library, or wherever we may be sitting, just as the clock strikes half-past eight.
leave
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From this reading “I shall leave the library, or wherever we may be sitting, just as the clock strikes half-past eight.
library
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From this reading “I shall leave the library, or wherever we may be sitting, just as the clock strikes half-past eight.
like
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From this reading Arthur will do the same, as by that time he will feel like smoking on the terrace.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When you hear the big clock in the hall strike nine, look up quickly at your father’s window.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I shall leave the library, or wherever we may be sitting, just as the clock strikes half-past eight.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
nine
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From this reading When you hear the big clock in the hall strike nine, look up quickly at your father’s window.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
oh
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From this reading What you see may determine--oh, Arthur! still admiring the prospect?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Arthur will do the same, as by that time he will feel like smoking on the terrace.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I shall leave the library, or wherever we may be sitting, just as the clock strikes half-past eight.
piazza
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From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
prospect
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From this reading What you see may determine--oh, Arthur! still admiring the prospect?
quickly
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From this reading When you hear the big clock in the hall strike nine, look up quickly at your father’s window.
right-hand
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From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arthur will do the same, as by that time he will feel like smoking on the terrace.
see
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From this reading What you see may determine--oh, Arthur! still admiring the prospect?
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall leave the library, or wherever we may be sitting, just as the clock strikes half-past eight.
sitting
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From this reading “I shall leave the library, or wherever we may be sitting, just as the clock strikes half-past eight.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Arthur will do the same, as by that time he will feel like smoking on the terrace.
stand
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From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What you see may determine--oh, Arthur! still admiring the prospect?
strike
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From this reading When you hear the big clock in the hall strike nine, look up quickly at your father’s window.
strikes
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From this reading “I shall leave the library, or wherever we may be sitting, just as the clock strikes half-past eight.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
terrace
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From this reading Arthur will do the same, as by that time he will feel like smoking on the terrace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Arthur will do the same, as by that time he will feel like smoking on the terrace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I shall leave the library, or wherever we may be sitting, just as the clock strikes half-past eight.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arthur will do the same, as by that time he will feel like smoking on the terrace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
up
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From this reading When you hear the big clock in the hall strike nine, look up quickly at your father’s window.
view
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From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I shall leave the library, or wherever we may be sitting, just as the clock strikes half-past eight.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What you see may determine--oh, Arthur! still admiring the prospect?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When you hear the big clock in the hall strike nine, look up quickly at your father’s window.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading “I shall leave the library, or wherever we may be sitting, just as the clock strikes half-past eight.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Arthur will do the same, as by that time he will feel like smoking on the terrace.
window
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From this reading When you hear the big clock in the hall strike nine, look up quickly at your father’s window.
wing
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From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Do not follow either him or myself, but take your stand here on the piazza where you can get a full view of the right-hand wing without attracting any attention to yourself.
