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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 "Oh, you'll not get them now," she said, in a tone of undoubted assurance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On the morrow, too, they were not forthcoming, and it vexed him to have to own the fact to his wife, when she asked about them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the morrow, too, they were not forthcoming, and it vexed him to have to own the fact to his wife, when she asked about them.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morrow, too, they were not forthcoming, and it vexed him to have to own the fact to his wife, when she asked about them.
assurance
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From this reading "Oh, you'll not get them now," she said, in a tone of undoubted assurance.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Oh, I don't give them up yet," replied the dealer; "maybe the lady's ill, or something else has happened to prevent her sending them before."
china-dealer
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From this reading ON the following day the china-dealer looked in vain for the plates which the widow had promised to send him.
Curiosity
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From this reading Maggie's Second Visit to the Old Curiosity Shop.
day
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From this reading ON the following day the china-dealer looked in vain for the plates which the widow had promised to send him.
dealer
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From this reading "Oh, I don't give them up yet," replied the dealer; "maybe the lady's ill, or something else has happened to prevent her sending them before."
don't
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From this reading "Oh, I don't give them up yet," replied the dealer; "maybe the lady's ill, or something else has happened to prevent her sending them before."
else
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From this reading "Oh, I don't give them up yet," replied the dealer; "maybe the lady's ill, or something else has happened to prevent her sending them before."
fact
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From this reading On the morrow, too, they were not forthcoming, and it vexed him to have to own the fact to his wife, when she asked about them.
following
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From this reading ON the following day the china-dealer looked in vain for the plates which the widow had promised to send him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ON the following day the china-dealer looked in vain for the plates which the widow had promised to send him.
forthcoming
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From this reading On the morrow, too, they were not forthcoming, and it vexed him to have to own the fact to his wife, when she asked about them.
get
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From this reading "Oh, you'll not get them now," she said, in a tone of undoubted assurance.
give
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From this reading "Oh, I don't give them up yet," replied the dealer; "maybe the lady's ill, or something else has happened to prevent her sending them before."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ON the following day the china-dealer looked in vain for the plates which the widow had promised to send him.
happened
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From this reading "Oh, I don't give them up yet," replied the dealer; "maybe the lady's ill, or something else has happened to prevent her sending them before."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, I don't give them up yet," replied the dealer; "maybe the lady's ill, or something else has happened to prevent her sending them before."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On the morrow, too, they were not forthcoming, and it vexed him to have to own the fact to his wife, when she asked about them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I don't give them up yet," replied the dealer; "maybe the lady's ill, or something else has happened to prevent her sending them before."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ON the following day the china-dealer looked in vain for the plates which the widow had promised to send him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the morrow, too, they were not forthcoming, and it vexed him to have to own the fact to his wife, when she asked about them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I don't give them up yet," replied the dealer; "maybe the lady's ill, or something else has happened to prevent her sending them before."
ill
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From this reading "Oh, I don't give them up yet," replied the dealer; "maybe the lady's ill, or something else has happened to prevent her sending them before."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ON the following day the china-dealer looked in vain for the plates which the widow had promised to send him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the morrow, too, they were not forthcoming, and it vexed him to have to own the fact to his wife, when she asked about them.
lady's
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From this reading "Oh, I don't give them up yet," replied the dealer; "maybe the lady's ill, or something else has happened to prevent her sending them before."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON the following day the china-dealer looked in vain for the plates which the widow had promised to send him.
Maggie's
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From this reading Maggie's Second Visit to the Old Curiosity Shop.
maybe
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From this reading "Oh, I don't give them up yet," replied the dealer; "maybe the lady's ill, or something else has happened to prevent her sending them before."
morrow
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From this reading On the morrow, too, they were not forthcoming, and it vexed him to have to own the fact to his wife, when she asked about them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the morrow, too, they were not forthcoming, and it vexed him to have to own the fact to his wife, when she asked about them.
now
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From this reading "Oh, you'll not get them now," she said, in a tone of undoubted assurance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, you'll not get them now," she said, in a tone of undoubted assurance.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, you'll not get them now," she said, in a tone of undoubted assurance.
Old
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From this reading Maggie's Second Visit to the Old Curiosity Shop.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON the following day the china-dealer looked in vain for the plates which the widow had promised to send him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Oh, I don't give them up yet," replied the dealer; "maybe the lady's ill, or something else has happened to prevent her sending them before."
own
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From this reading On the morrow, too, they were not forthcoming, and it vexed him to have to own the fact to his wife, when she asked about them.
plates
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From this reading ON the following day the china-dealer looked in vain for the plates which the widow had promised to send him.
prevent
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From this reading "Oh, I don't give them up yet," replied the dealer; "maybe the lady's ill, or something else has happened to prevent her sending them before."
promised
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From this reading ON the following day the china-dealer looked in vain for the plates which the widow had promised to send him.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I don't give them up yet," replied the dealer; "maybe the lady's ill, or something else has happened to prevent her sending them before."
said
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From this reading "Oh, you'll not get them now," she said, in a tone of undoubted assurance.
Second
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From this reading Maggie's Second Visit to the Old Curiosity Shop.
send
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From this reading ON the following day the china-dealer looked in vain for the plates which the widow had promised to send him.
sending
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From this reading "Oh, I don't give them up yet," replied the dealer; "maybe the lady's ill, or something else has happened to prevent her sending them before."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the morrow, too, they were not forthcoming, and it vexed him to have to own the fact to his wife, when she asked about them.
Shop
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From this reading Maggie's Second Visit to the Old Curiosity Shop.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Oh, I don't give them up yet," replied the dealer; "maybe the lady's ill, or something else has happened to prevent her sending them before."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maggie's Second Visit to the Old Curiosity Shop.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On the morrow, too, they were not forthcoming, and it vexed him to have to own the fact to his wife, when she asked about them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the morrow, too, they were not forthcoming, and it vexed him to have to own the fact to his wife, when she asked about them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maggie's Second Visit to the Old Curiosity Shop.
tone
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From this reading "Oh, you'll not get them now," she said, in a tone of undoubted assurance.
too
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From this reading On the morrow, too, they were not forthcoming, and it vexed him to have to own the fact to his wife, when she asked about them.
undoubted
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From this reading "Oh, you'll not get them now," she said, in a tone of undoubted assurance.
up
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From this reading "Oh, I don't give them up yet," replied the dealer; "maybe the lady's ill, or something else has happened to prevent her sending them before."
vain
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From this reading ON the following day the china-dealer looked in vain for the plates which the widow had promised to send him.
vexed
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From this reading On the morrow, too, they were not forthcoming, and it vexed him to have to own the fact to his wife, when she asked about them.
Visit
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From this reading Maggie's Second Visit to the Old Curiosity Shop.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the morrow, too, they were not forthcoming, and it vexed him to have to own the fact to his wife, when she asked about them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the morrow, too, they were not forthcoming, and it vexed him to have to own the fact to his wife, when she asked about them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ON the following day the china-dealer looked in vain for the plates which the widow had promised to send him.
widow
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From this reading ON the following day the china-dealer looked in vain for the plates which the widow had promised to send him.
wife
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From this reading On the morrow, too, they were not forthcoming, and it vexed him to have to own the fact to his wife, when she asked about them.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Oh, I don't give them up yet," replied the dealer; "maybe the lady's ill, or something else has happened to prevent her sending them before."
you'll
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From this reading "Oh, you'll not get them now," she said, in a tone of undoubted assurance.
