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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 “It’s a domestic port,” she said, “but well recommended.
Amos
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From this reading “Perhaps you mayn’t be so glad when you hear my errand,” said Amos.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I should be right glad to have you sit down and have a glass of wine with me, Mr. Sheriff.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should be right glad to have you sit down and have a glass of wine with me, Mr. Sheriff.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It’s a domestic port,” she said, “but well recommended.
curved
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From this reading She went white in a second, and her fingers curved inward like the fingers of the dying; she was opening and shutting her mouth without making a sound.
domestic
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From this reading “It’s a domestic port,” she said, “but well recommended.
down
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From this reading I should be right glad to have you sit down and have a glass of wine with me, Mr. Sheriff.”
dying
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From this reading She went white in a second, and her fingers curved inward like the fingers of the dying; she was opening and shutting her mouth without making a sound.
errand
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From this reading “Perhaps you mayn’t be so glad when you hear my errand,” said Amos.
expectation
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From this reading He had seen a man hanged once, and that face had worn the same ghastly stare of expectation.
face
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From this reading He had seen a man hanged once, and that face had worn the same ghastly stare of expectation.
fingers
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From this reading She went white in a second, and her fingers curved inward like the fingers of the dying; she was opening and shutting her mouth without making a sound.
ghastly
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From this reading He had seen a man hanged once, and that face had worn the same ghastly stare of expectation.
glad
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From this reading I should be right glad to have you sit down and have a glass of wine with me, Mr. Sheriff.”
glass
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From this reading I should be right glad to have you sit down and have a glass of wine with me, Mr. Sheriff.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had seen a man hanged once, and that face had worn the same ghastly stare of expectation.
hanged
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From this reading He had seen a man hanged once, and that face had worn the same ghastly stare of expectation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should be right glad to have you sit down and have a glass of wine with me, Mr. Sheriff.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen a man hanged once, and that face had worn the same ghastly stare of expectation.
hear
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From this reading “Perhaps you mayn’t be so glad when you hear my errand,” said Amos.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went white in a second, and her fingers curved inward like the fingers of the dying; she was opening and shutting her mouth without making a sound.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should be right glad to have you sit down and have a glass of wine with me, Mr. Sheriff.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She went white in a second, and her fingers curved inward like the fingers of the dying; she was opening and shutting her mouth without making a sound.
inward
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From this reading She went white in a second, and her fingers curved inward like the fingers of the dying; she was opening and shutting her mouth without making a sound.
It's
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From this reading “It’s a domestic port,” she said, “but well recommended.
like
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From this reading She went white in a second, and her fingers curved inward like the fingers of the dying; she was opening and shutting her mouth without making a sound.
making
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From this reading She went white in a second, and her fingers curved inward like the fingers of the dying; she was opening and shutting her mouth without making a sound.
man
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From this reading He had seen a man hanged once, and that face had worn the same ghastly stare of expectation.
mayn't
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From this reading “Perhaps you mayn’t be so glad when you hear my errand,” said Amos.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should be right glad to have you sit down and have a glass of wine with me, Mr. Sheriff.”
mouth
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From this reading She went white in a second, and her fingers curved inward like the fingers of the dying; she was opening and shutting her mouth without making a sound.
Mr
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From this reading I should be right glad to have you sit down and have a glass of wine with me, Mr. Sheriff.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Perhaps you mayn’t be so glad when you hear my errand,” said Amos.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I should be right glad to have you sit down and have a glass of wine with me, Mr. Sheriff.”
once
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From this reading He had seen a man hanged once, and that face had worn the same ghastly stare of expectation.
opening
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From this reading She went white in a second, and her fingers curved inward like the fingers of the dying; she was opening and shutting her mouth without making a sound.
Perhaps
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From this reading “Perhaps you mayn’t be so glad when you hear my errand,” said Amos.
port
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From this reading “It’s a domestic port,” she said, “but well recommended.
recommended
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From this reading “It’s a domestic port,” she said, “but well recommended.
right
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From this reading I should be right glad to have you sit down and have a glass of wine with me, Mr. Sheriff.”
said
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From this reading “It’s a domestic port,” she said, “but well recommended.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading He had seen a man hanged once, and that face had worn the same ghastly stare of expectation.
second
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From this reading She went white in a second, and her fingers curved inward like the fingers of the dying; she was opening and shutting her mouth without making a sound.
seen
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From this reading He had seen a man hanged once, and that face had worn the same ghastly stare of expectation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s a domestic port,” she said, “but well recommended.
Sheriff
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From this reading I should be right glad to have you sit down and have a glass of wine with me, Mr. Sheriff.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should be right glad to have you sit down and have a glass of wine with me, Mr. Sheriff.”
shutting
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From this reading She went white in a second, and her fingers curved inward like the fingers of the dying; she was opening and shutting her mouth without making a sound.
sit
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From this reading I should be right glad to have you sit down and have a glass of wine with me, Mr. Sheriff.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Perhaps you mayn’t be so glad when you hear my errand,” said Amos.
sound
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From this reading She went white in a second, and her fingers curved inward like the fingers of the dying; she was opening and shutting her mouth without making a sound.
stare
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From this reading He had seen a man hanged once, and that face had worn the same ghastly stare of expectation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had seen a man hanged once, and that face had worn the same ghastly stare of expectation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She went white in a second, and her fingers curved inward like the fingers of the dying; she was opening and shutting her mouth without making a sound.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I should be right glad to have you sit down and have a glass of wine with me, Mr. Sheriff.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She went white in a second, and her fingers curved inward like the fingers of the dying; she was opening and shutting her mouth without making a sound.
well
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From this reading “It’s a domestic port,” she said, “but well recommended.
went
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From this reading She went white in a second, and her fingers curved inward like the fingers of the dying; she was opening and shutting her mouth without making a sound.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Perhaps you mayn’t be so glad when you hear my errand,” said Amos.
white
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From this reading She went white in a second, and her fingers curved inward like the fingers of the dying; she was opening and shutting her mouth without making a sound.
wine
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From this reading I should be right glad to have you sit down and have a glass of wine with me, Mr. Sheriff.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I should be right glad to have you sit down and have a glass of wine with me, Mr. Sheriff.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She went white in a second, and her fingers curved inward like the fingers of the dying; she was opening and shutting her mouth without making a sound.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading He had seen a man hanged once, and that face had worn the same ghastly stare of expectation.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I should be right glad to have you sit down and have a glass of wine with me, Mr. Sheriff.”
