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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 He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT eleven o'clock next morning, Mr. Dingwell was refreshed, and ready to receive his expected visitors.
announce
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From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
approaching
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From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT eleven o'clock next morning, Mr. Dingwell was refreshed, and ready to receive his expected visitors.
bow
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From this reading Mr. Dingwell received them with a slight bow and a rather sarcastic smile.
DINGWELL
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From this reading DINGWELL PUTS HIS HAND TO THE POKER.
door
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From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
eleven
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From this reading AT eleven o'clock next morning, Mr. Dingwell was refreshed, and ready to receive his expected visitors.
enter
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From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
expected
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From this reading AT eleven o'clock next morning, Mr. Dingwell was refreshed, and ready to receive his expected visitors.
finished
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From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
friend
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From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
HAND
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From this reading DINGWELL PUTS HIS HAND TO THE POKER.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
heard
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From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DINGWELL PUTS HIS HAND TO THE POKER.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH MR.
just
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From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
Levi
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From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
Miss
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From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
morning
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From this reading AT eleven o'clock next morning, Mr. Dingwell was refreshed, and ready to receive his expected visitors.
MR
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next
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From this reading AT eleven o'clock next morning, Mr. Dingwell was refreshed, and ready to receive his expected visitors.
o'clock
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From this reading AT eleven o'clock next morning, Mr. Dingwell was refreshed, and ready to receive his expected visitors.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
permitted
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From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
pipe
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From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
POKER
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From this reading DINGWELL PUTS HIS HAND TO THE POKER.
pushed
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From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
PUTS
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From this reading DINGWELL PUTS HIS HAND TO THE POKER.
rather
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From this reading Mr. Dingwell received them with a slight bow and a rather sarcastic smile.
ready
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From this reading AT eleven o'clock next morning, Mr. Dingwell was refreshed, and ready to receive his expected visitors.
receive
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From this reading AT eleven o'clock next morning, Mr. Dingwell was refreshed, and ready to receive his expected visitors.
received
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From this reading Mr. Dingwell received them with a slight bow and a rather sarcastic smile.
refreshed
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From this reading AT eleven o'clock next morning, Mr. Dingwell was refreshed, and ready to receive his expected visitors.
Rumble
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From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
Sarah
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From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
sarcastic
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From this reading Mr. Dingwell received them with a slight bow and a rather sarcastic smile.
slight
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From this reading Mr. Dingwell received them with a slight bow and a rather sarcastic smile.
smile
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From this reading Mr. Dingwell received them with a slight bow and a rather sarcastic smile.
stairs
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From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
steps
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From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DINGWELL PUTS HIS HAND TO THE POKER.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. Dingwell received them with a slight bow and a rather sarcastic smile.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DINGWELL PUTS HIS HAND TO THE POKER.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had just finished a pipe as he heard their approaching steps upon the stairs, and Miss Sarah Rumble pushed open the door and permitted Mr. Levi and his friend to enter and announce themselves.
visitors
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From this reading AT eleven o'clock next morning, Mr. Dingwell was refreshed, and ready to receive his expected visitors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT eleven o'clock next morning, Mr. Dingwell was refreshed, and ready to receive his expected visitors.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH MR.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Dingwell received them with a slight bow and a rather sarcastic smile.
