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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 As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
Ah
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From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
Alcando
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From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
American
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From this reading “That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And you have assisted me in saving them,” he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
assisted
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From this reading “And you have assisted me in saving them,” he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
Blake
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From this reading “And you have assisted me in saving them,” he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
Blake's
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From this reading The foreigner must have, in a manner, sensed Blake’s suspicions, for he said, quickly:
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
epistle
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From this reading “And you have assisted me in saving them,” he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The foreigner must have, in a manner, sensed Blake’s suspicions, for he said, quickly:
foreigner
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From this reading The foreigner must have, in a manner, sensed Blake’s suspicions, for he said, quickly:
glimpse
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From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
held
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From this reading “And you have assisted me in saving them,” he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And you have assisted me in saving them,” he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
know
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From this reading “That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
language
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From this reading “That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
laughed
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From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
letters
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From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
manner
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From this reading The foreigner must have, in a manner, sensed Blake’s suspicions, for he said, quickly:
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And you have assisted me in saving them,” he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
Mr
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From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The foreigner must have, in a manner, sensed Blake’s suspicions, for he said, quickly:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
NEW
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From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And you have assisted me in saving them,” he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And you have assisted me in saving them,” he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
out
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From this reading “And you have assisted me in saving them,” he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
papers
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From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
part
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From this reading “And you have assisted me in saving them,” he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
pick
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From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
quickly
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From this reading The foreigner must have, in a manner, sensed Blake’s suspicions, for he said, quickly:
said
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From this reading The foreigner must have, in a manner, sensed Blake’s suspicions, for he said, quickly:
saving
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From this reading “And you have assisted me in saving them,” he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
scattered
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From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
sensed
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From this reading The foreigner must have, in a manner, sensed Blake’s suspicions, for he said, quickly:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
Spaniard
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From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
stooped
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From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
strange
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From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
suspicions
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From this reading The foreigner must have, in a manner, sensed Blake’s suspicions, for he said, quickly:
taken
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From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “And you have assisted me in saving them,” he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
thought
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From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
took
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From this reading “And you have assisted me in saving them,” he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
up
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From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
went
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From this reading “And you have assisted me in saving them,” he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
wings
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From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
wonderful
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From this reading “That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
words
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From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
YORK
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From this reading IN NEW YORK “Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings,” laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And you have assisted me in saving them,” he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
