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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MINERS MAKE DEMANDS "YOU go on about your business.
affairs
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From this reading You have no business to give me orders, so attend to your own affairs, if you will be so good."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lad slipped in behind the others and stood near the door of the private office, where, with the others, he was awaiting the arrival of Mr. Penton.
arrival
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From this reading The lad slipped in behind the others and stood near the door of the private office, where, with the others, he was awaiting the arrival of Mr. Penton.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
attend
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From this reading You have no business to give me orders, so attend to your own affairs, if you will be so good."
awaiting
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From this reading The lad slipped in behind the others and stood near the door of the private office, where, with the others, he was awaiting the arrival of Mr. Penton.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You have no business to give me orders, so attend to your own affairs, if you will be so good."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The lad slipped in behind the others and stood near the door of the private office, where, with the others, he was awaiting the arrival of Mr. Penton.
belong
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From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
Boy
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From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
business
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From this reading MINERS MAKE DEMANDS "YOU go on about your business.
Cavard
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From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
committee
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From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
DEMANDS
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From this reading MINERS MAKE DEMANDS "YOU go on about your business.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
doesn't
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From this reading "If the superintendent doesn't wish to see me I will leave.
door
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From this reading The lad slipped in behind the others and stood near the door of the private office, where, with the others, he was awaiting the arrival of Mr. Penton.
entrance
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From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
give
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From this reading You have no business to give me orders, so attend to your own affairs, if you will be so good."
go
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From this reading MINERS MAKE DEMANDS "YOU go on about your business.
good
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From this reading You have no business to give me orders, so attend to your own affairs, if you will be so good."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have no business to give me orders, so attend to your own affairs, if you will be so good."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lad slipped in behind the others and stood near the door of the private office, where, with the others, he was awaiting the arrival of Mr. Penton.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If the superintendent doesn't wish to see me I will leave.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If the superintendent doesn't wish to see me I will leave.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lad slipped in behind the others and stood near the door of the private office, where, with the others, he was awaiting the arrival of Mr. Penton.
Iron
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From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
joined
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From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
lad
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From this reading The lad slipped in behind the others and stood near the door of the private office, where, with the others, he was awaiting the arrival of Mr. Penton.
leave
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From this reading "If the superintendent doesn't wish to see me I will leave.
MAKE
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From this reading MINERS MAKE DEMANDS "YOU go on about your business.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If the superintendent doesn't wish to see me I will leave.
meeting
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From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
MINERS
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From this reading MINERS MAKE DEMANDS "YOU go on about your business.
Mr
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From this reading The lad slipped in behind the others and stood near the door of the private office, where, with the others, he was awaiting the arrival of Mr. Penton.
near
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From this reading The lad slipped in behind the others and stood near the door of the private office, where, with the others, he was awaiting the arrival of Mr. Penton.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading You have no business to give me orders, so attend to your own affairs, if you will be so good."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lad slipped in behind the others and stood near the door of the private office, where, with the others, he was awaiting the arrival of Mr. Penton.
office
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From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MINERS MAKE DEMANDS "YOU go on about your business.
orders
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From this reading You have no business to give me orders, so attend to your own affairs, if you will be so good."
others
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From this reading The lad slipped in behind the others and stood near the door of the private office, where, with the others, he was awaiting the arrival of Mr. Penton.
own
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From this reading You have no business to give me orders, so attend to your own affairs, if you will be so good."
Penton
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From this reading The lad slipped in behind the others and stood near the door of the private office, where, with the others, he was awaiting the arrival of Mr. Penton.
place
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From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
private
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From this reading The lad slipped in behind the others and stood near the door of the private office, where, with the others, he was awaiting the arrival of Mr. Penton.
see
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From this reading "If the superintendent doesn't wish to see me I will leave.
slipped
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From this reading The lad slipped in behind the others and stood near the door of the private office, where, with the others, he was awaiting the arrival of Mr. Penton.
snapped
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From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You have no business to give me orders, so attend to your own affairs, if you will be so good."
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The lad slipped in behind the others and stood near the door of the private office, where, with the others, he was awaiting the arrival of Mr. Penton.
superintendent
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From this reading "If the superintendent doesn't wish to see me I will leave.
superintendent's
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From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
take
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From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If the superintendent doesn't wish to see me I will leave.
wish
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From this reading "If the superintendent doesn't wish to see me I will leave.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You do not belong with this committee," snapped Cavard as the Iron Boy joined them at the entrance to the superintendent's office, where the meeting was to take place.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MINERS MAKE DEMANDS "YOU go on about your business.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MINERS MAKE DEMANDS "YOU go on about your business.
