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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 On reaching home he sat down at once and penned a letter to Messrs. Percival & Peel, formally apprising them of what had happened.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
apprising
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From this reading On reaching home he sat down at once and penned a letter to Messrs. Percival & Peel, formally apprising them of what had happened.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On reaching home he sat down at once and penned a letter to Messrs. Percival & Peel, formally apprising them of what had happened.
back
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From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
Burton
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From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
business
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From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Clem sat by and watched him.
cab
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From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
Clem
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From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
convey
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From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
Crescent
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From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
down
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From this reading On reaching home he sat down at once and penned a letter to Messrs. Percival & Peel, formally apprising them of what had happened.
envelope
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From this reading Having sealed the envelope, he remarked:
fact
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From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
formally
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From this reading On reaching home he sat down at once and penned a letter to Messrs. Percival & Peel, formally apprising them of what had happened.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
happened
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From this reading On reaching home he sat down at once and penned a letter to Messrs. Percival & Peel, formally apprising them of what had happened.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having sealed the envelope, he remarked:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
HEIRnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Clem sat by and watched him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
home
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From this reading On reaching home he sat down at once and penned a letter to Messrs. Percival & Peel, formally apprising them of what had happened.
husband
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From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
impression
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From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
Joseph
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From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
letter
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From this reading On reaching home he sat down at once and penned a letter to Messrs. Percival & Peel, formally apprising them of what had happened.
like
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From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
mean
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From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
Messrs
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From this reading On reaching home he sat down at once and penned a letter to Messrs. Percival & Peel, formally apprising them of what had happened.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On reaching home he sat down at once and penned a letter to Messrs. Percival & Peel, formally apprising them of what had happened.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On reaching home he sat down at once and penned a letter to Messrs. Percival & Peel, formally apprising them of what had happened.
once
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From this reading On reaching home he sat down at once and penned a letter to Messrs. Percival & Peel, formally apprising them of what had happened.
own
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From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
Peel
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From this reading On reaching home he sat down at once and penned a letter to Messrs. Percival & Peel, formally apprising them of what had happened.
penned
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From this reading On reaching home he sat down at once and penned a letter to Messrs. Percival & Peel, formally apprising them of what had happened.
people
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From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
Percival
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From this reading On reaching home he sat down at once and penned a letter to Messrs. Percival & Peel, formally apprising them of what had happened.
pocket
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From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
reaching
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From this reading On reaching home he sat down at once and penned a letter to Messrs. Percival & Peel, formally apprising them of what had happened.
remarked
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From this reading Having sealed the envelope, he remarked:
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
sat
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From this reading On reaching home he sat down at once and penned a letter to Messrs. Percival & Peel, formally apprising them of what had happened.
say
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From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Having sealed the envelope, he remarked:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
speeding
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From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
very
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From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
watched
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From this reading Clem sat by and watched him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
wishing
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From this reading ‘I suppose I know my own business,’ replied Joseph, wishing to convey the very impression which in fact he did—that he had the will in his pocket.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
you've
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From this reading THE HEIR ‘And you mean to say,’ cried Clem, when she was in the cab with her husband speeding back to Burton Crescent—‘you mean to say as you’ve left them people to do what they like?’
