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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 Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now just let any one send again for me this night!" he exclaimed, when his housekeeper came to remove the remnants of cheese from the supper-table.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
any
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From this reading "Now just let any one send again for me this night!" he exclaimed, when his housekeeper came to remove the remnants of cheese from the supper-table.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
bed
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From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
came
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From this reading "Now just let any one send again for me this night!" he exclaimed, when his housekeeper came to remove the remnants of cheese from the supper-table.
case
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From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
cheese
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From this reading "Now just let any one send again for me this night!" he exclaimed, when his housekeeper came to remove the remnants of cheese from the supper-table.
concluded
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From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
criminal
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From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
ducats
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From this reading "I would n't go--not if the primate himself got a fish-bone fast in his throat; no, not for a hundred ducats.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Now just let any one send again for me this night!" he exclaimed, when his housekeeper came to remove the remnants of cheese from the supper-table.
fast
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From this reading "I would n't go--not if the primate himself got a fish-bone fast in his throat; no, not for a hundred ducats.
fell
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From this reading The rain fell in torrents on the roof, and rushed through the gutters with a roaring noise.
finished
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From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
fish-bone
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From this reading "I would n't go--not if the primate himself got a fish-bone fast in his throat; no, not for a hundred ducats.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Now just let any one send again for me this night!" he exclaimed, when his housekeeper came to remove the remnants of cheese from the supper-table.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
go
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From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
got
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From this reading "I would n't go--not if the primate himself got a fish-bone fast in his throat; no, not for a hundred ducats.
gutters
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From this reading The rain fell in torrents on the roof, and rushed through the gutters with a roaring noise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I would n't go--not if the primate himself got a fish-bone fast in his throat; no, not for a hundred ducats.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
housekeeper
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From this reading "Now just let any one send again for me this night!" he exclaimed, when his housekeeper came to remove the remnants of cheese from the supper-table.
hundred
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From this reading "I would n't go--not if the primate himself got a fish-bone fast in his throat; no, not for a hundred ducats.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would n't go--not if the primate himself got a fish-bone fast in his throat; no, not for a hundred ducats.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I would n't go--not if the primate himself got a fish-bone fast in his throat; no, not for a hundred ducats.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I swear it!"
just
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From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Now just let any one send again for me this night!" he exclaimed, when his housekeeper came to remove the remnants of cheese from the supper-table.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now just let any one send again for me this night!" he exclaimed, when his housekeeper came to remove the remnants of cheese from the supper-table.
n't
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From this reading "I would n't go--not if the primate himself got a fish-bone fast in his throat; no, not for a hundred ducats.
night
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From this reading "Now just let any one send again for me this night!" he exclaimed, when his housekeeper came to remove the remnants of cheese from the supper-table.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I would n't go--not if the primate himself got a fish-bone fast in his throat; no, not for a hundred ducats.
noise
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From this reading The rain fell in torrents on the roof, and rushed through the gutters with a roaring noise.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I would n't go--not if the primate himself got a fish-bone fast in his throat; no, not for a hundred ducats.
Now
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From this reading "Now just let any one send again for me this night!" he exclaimed, when his housekeeper came to remove the remnants of cheese from the supper-table.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now just let any one send again for me this night!" he exclaimed, when his housekeeper came to remove the remnants of cheese from the supper-table.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rain fell in torrents on the roof, and rushed through the gutters with a roaring noise.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Now just let any one send again for me this night!" he exclaimed, when his housekeeper came to remove the remnants of cheese from the supper-table.
primate
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From this reading "I would n't go--not if the primate himself got a fish-bone fast in his throat; no, not for a hundred ducats.
rain
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From this reading The rain fell in torrents on the roof, and rushed through the gutters with a roaring noise.
remnants
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From this reading "Now just let any one send again for me this night!" he exclaimed, when his housekeeper came to remove the remnants of cheese from the supper-table.
remove
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From this reading "Now just let any one send again for me this night!" he exclaimed, when his housekeeper came to remove the remnants of cheese from the supper-table.
repertum
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From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
roaring
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From this reading The rain fell in torrents on the roof, and rushed through the gutters with a roaring noise.
roof
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From this reading The rain fell in torrents on the roof, and rushed through the gutters with a roaring noise.
rushed
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From this reading The rain fell in torrents on the roof, and rushed through the gutters with a roaring noise.
send
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From this reading "Now just let any one send again for me this night!" he exclaimed, when his housekeeper came to remove the remnants of cheese from the supper-table.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
soon
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From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
supper
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From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
supper-table
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From this reading "Now just let any one send again for me this night!" he exclaimed, when his housekeeper came to remove the remnants of cheese from the supper-table.
swear
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From this reading I swear it!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rain fell in torrents on the roof, and rushed through the gutters with a roaring noise.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Now just let any one send again for me this night!" he exclaimed, when his housekeeper came to remove the remnants of cheese from the supper-table.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading "I would n't go--not if the primate himself got a fish-bone fast in his throat; no, not for a hundred ducats.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rain fell in torrents on the roof, and rushed through the gutters with a roaring noise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
torrents
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From this reading The rain fell in torrents on the roof, and rushed through the gutters with a roaring noise.
Tromfszky
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From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
visum
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From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Now just let any one send again for me this night!" he exclaimed, when his housekeeper came to remove the remnants of cheese from the supper-table.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The rain fell in torrents on the roof, and rushed through the gutters with a roaring noise.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dr. Tromfszky had just returned from a _visum repertum_ in a criminal case, and had concluded that he would go to bed so soon as he had finished his supper.
