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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 AT CACCIOLA’S Snell greeted Austin with a smile and a significant cock of his left eyebrow.
added
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From this reading And he won’t be allowed to be ‘interviewed’ by anyone,” he added pointedly.
adjournment
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From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
allowed
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From this reading And he won’t be allowed to be ‘interviewed’ by anyone,” he added pointedly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT CACCIOLA’S Snell greeted Austin with a smile and a significant cock of his left eyebrow.
any
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From this reading “You haven’t lost any time, Mr. Starr.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading And he won’t be allowed to be ‘interviewed’ by anyone,” he added pointedly.
ask
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From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT CACCIOLA’S Snell greeted Austin with a smile and a significant cock of his left eyebrow.
attend
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From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
Austin
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From this reading AT CACCIOLA’S Snell greeted Austin with a smile and a significant cock of his left eyebrow.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there’s nothing fresh here.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And he won’t be allowed to be ‘interviewed’ by anyone,” he added pointedly.
CACCIOLA'S
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From this reading AT CACCIOLA’S Snell greeted Austin with a smile and a significant cock of his left eyebrow.
cock
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From this reading AT CACCIOLA’S Snell greeted Austin with a smile and a significant cock of his left eyebrow.
doctor
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From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
eyebrow
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From this reading AT CACCIOLA’S Snell greeted Austin with a smile and a significant cock of his left eyebrow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
fresh
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From this reading But there’s nothing fresh here.
greeted
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From this reading AT CACCIOLA’S Snell greeted Austin with a smile and a significant cock of his left eyebrow.
haven't
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From this reading “You haven’t lost any time, Mr. Starr.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he won’t be allowed to be ‘interviewed’ by anyone,” he added pointedly.
here
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From this reading But there’s nothing fresh here.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT CACCIOLA’S Snell greeted Austin with a smile and a significant cock of his left eyebrow.
impossible
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From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
inquest
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From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
interviewed
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From this reading And he won’t be allowed to be ‘interviewed’ by anyone,” he added pointedly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
just
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From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
left
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From this reading AT CACCIOLA’S Snell greeted Austin with a smile and a significant cock of his left eyebrow.
lost
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From this reading “You haven’t lost any time, Mr. Starr.
Mr
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From this reading “You haven’t lost any time, Mr. Starr.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But there’s nothing fresh here.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT CACCIOLA’S Snell greeted Austin with a smile and a significant cock of his left eyebrow.
pointedly
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From this reading And he won’t be allowed to be ‘interviewed’ by anyone,” he added pointedly.
Sadler's
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From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
says
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From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
significant
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From this reading AT CACCIOLA’S Snell greeted Austin with a smile and a significant cock of his left eyebrow.
smile
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From this reading AT CACCIOLA’S Snell greeted Austin with a smile and a significant cock of his left eyebrow.
Snell
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From this reading AT CACCIOLA’S Snell greeted Austin with a smile and a significant cock of his left eyebrow.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
Starr
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From this reading “You haven’t lost any time, Mr. Starr.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
there's
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From this reading But there’s nothing fresh here.
time
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From this reading “You haven’t lost any time, Mr. Starr.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
to-morrow
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From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
week's
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From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Sadler’s just the same, and the doctor says it will be impossible for him to attend the inquest to-morrow, so we shall ask for a week’s adjournment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AT CACCIOLA’S Snell greeted Austin with a smile and a significant cock of his left eyebrow.
won't
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From this reading And he won’t be allowed to be ‘interviewed’ by anyone,” he added pointedly.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You haven’t lost any time, Mr. Starr.
