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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 THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
acute
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From this reading "Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.
annoyance
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From this reading "Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.
answered
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From this reading A servant answered the bell with but little loss of time.
asked
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From this reading "Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.
back
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From this reading "Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.
baize-covered
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From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
bell
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From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A servant answered the bell with but little loss of time.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
chair
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From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
come
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From this reading "Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.
easy
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From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
exclamation
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From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
foot
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From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
front
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From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
groom
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From this reading "Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.
handbell
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From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
Hasn't
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From this reading "Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I told him to waste no time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I told him to waste no time.
impatience
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From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
little
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From this reading A servant answered the bell with but little loss of time.
loss
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From this reading A servant answered the bell with but little loss of time.
loud
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From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I told him to waste no time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
rang
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From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
rest
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From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
servant
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From this reading A servant answered the bell with but little loss of time.
side
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From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
Squire
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From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
swathed
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From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
table
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From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
time
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From this reading A servant answered the bell with but little loss of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I told him to waste no time.
told
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From this reading "I told him to waste no time.
tone
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From this reading "Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
VERDICT
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From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
violently
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From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
voluminously
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From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading "I told him to waste no time.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a handbell, on a table by the side of his easy chair, in front of which was a baize-covered rest, with his foot, voluminously swathed, upon it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE VERDICT The Squire rang his bell violently, with a loud exclamation of impatience.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Hasn't the groom come back yet?" asked the Squire, in a tone of acute annoyance.
