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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 felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading As they passed the bookstall in the waiting-room Flamel lingered a moment and the eyes of both fell on Margaret Aubyn’s name, conspicuously displayed above a counter stacked with the familiar volumes.
acceptance
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From this reading He felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
ahead
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From this reading “Go ahead,” said Flamel, imperturbably.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
annoyance
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From this reading He felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they passed the bookstall in the waiting-room Flamel lingered a moment and the eyes of both fell on Margaret Aubyn’s name, conspicuously displayed above a counter stacked with the familiar volumes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
Aubyn's
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From this reading As they passed the bookstall in the waiting-room Flamel lingered a moment and the eyes of both fell on Margaret Aubyn’s name, conspicuously displayed above a counter stacked with the familiar volumes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We shall be late, you know,” Glennard remonstrated, pulling out his watch.
bookstall
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From this reading As they passed the bookstall in the waiting-room Flamel lingered a moment and the eyes of both fell on Margaret Aubyn’s name, conspicuously displayed above a counter stacked with the familiar volumes.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading As they passed the bookstall in the waiting-room Flamel lingered a moment and the eyes of both fell on Margaret Aubyn’s name, conspicuously displayed above a counter stacked with the familiar volumes.
conspicuously
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contradictory
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From this reading He felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
counter
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displayed
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From this reading As they passed the bookstall in the waiting-room Flamel lingered a moment and the eyes of both fell on Margaret Aubyn’s name, conspicuously displayed above a counter stacked with the familiar volumes.
down
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From this reading “I want to get something--” Glennard turned on his heel and walked down the platform.
drove
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From this reading He felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
eyes
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From this reading As they passed the bookstall in the waiting-room Flamel lingered a moment and the eyes of both fell on Margaret Aubyn’s name, conspicuously displayed above a counter stacked with the familiar volumes.
familiar
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fell
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felt
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From this reading He felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
Flamel
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From this reading As they passed the bookstall in the waiting-room Flamel lingered a moment and the eyes of both fell on Margaret Aubyn’s name, conspicuously displayed above a counter stacked with the familiar volumes.
get
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From this reading “I want to get something--” Glennard turned on his heel and walked down the platform.
Glennard
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From this reading “We shall be late, you know,” Glennard remonstrated, pulling out his watch.
Go
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From this reading “Go ahead,” said Flamel, imperturbably.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
heel
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From this reading “I want to get something--” Glennard turned on his heel and walked down the platform.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “We shall be late, you know,” Glennard remonstrated, pulling out his watch.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want to get something--” Glennard turned on his heel and walked down the platform.
imperturbably
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From this reading “Go ahead,” said Flamel, imperturbably.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We shall be late, you know,” Glennard remonstrated, pulling out his watch.
late
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From this reading “We shall be late, you know,” Glennard remonstrated, pulling out his watch.
latter's
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From this reading He felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
lingered
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From this reading As they passed the bookstall in the waiting-room Flamel lingered a moment and the eyes of both fell on Margaret Aubyn’s name, conspicuously displayed above a counter stacked with the familiar volumes.
Margaret
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From this reading As they passed the bookstall in the waiting-room Flamel lingered a moment and the eyes of both fell on Margaret Aubyn’s name, conspicuously displayed above a counter stacked with the familiar volumes.
men
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From this reading He felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
moment
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From this reading As they passed the bookstall in the waiting-room Flamel lingered a moment and the eyes of both fell on Margaret Aubyn’s name, conspicuously displayed above a counter stacked with the familiar volumes.
movement
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From this reading He felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they passed the bookstall in the waiting-room Flamel lingered a moment and the eyes of both fell on Margaret Aubyn’s name, conspicuously displayed above a counter stacked with the familiar volumes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As they passed the bookstall in the waiting-room Flamel lingered a moment and the eyes of both fell on Margaret Aubyn’s name, conspicuously displayed above a counter stacked with the familiar volumes.
out
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From this reading “We shall be late, you know,” Glennard remonstrated, pulling out his watch.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they passed the bookstall in the waiting-room Flamel lingered a moment and the eyes of both fell on Margaret Aubyn’s name, conspicuously displayed above a counter stacked with the familiar volumes.
platform
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From this reading “I want to get something--” Glennard turned on his heel and walked down the platform.
pulling
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From this reading “We shall be late, you know,” Glennard remonstrated, pulling out his watch.
ready
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From this reading He felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
remonstrated
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From this reading “We shall be late, you know,” Glennard remonstrated, pulling out his watch.
said
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From this reading “Go ahead,” said Flamel, imperturbably.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall be late, you know,” Glennard remonstrated, pulling out his watch.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I want to get something--” Glennard turned on his heel and walked down the platform.
stacked
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From this reading As they passed the bookstall in the waiting-room Flamel lingered a moment and the eyes of both fell on Margaret Aubyn’s name, conspicuously displayed above a counter stacked with the familiar volumes.
station
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From this reading He felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they passed the bookstall in the waiting-room Flamel lingered a moment and the eyes of both fell on Margaret Aubyn’s name, conspicuously displayed above a counter stacked with the familiar volumes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
turned
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From this reading “I want to get something--” Glennard turned on his heel and walked down the platform.
two
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From this reading He felt a contradictory movement of annoyance at the latter’s ready acceptance, and the two men drove in silence to the station.
volumes
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From this reading As they passed the bookstall in the waiting-room Flamel lingered a moment and the eyes of both fell on Margaret Aubyn’s name, conspicuously displayed above a counter stacked with the familiar volumes.
waiting-room
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From this reading As they passed the bookstall in the waiting-room Flamel lingered a moment and the eyes of both fell on Margaret Aubyn’s name, conspicuously displayed above a counter stacked with the familiar volumes.
walked
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From this reading “I want to get something--” Glennard turned on his heel and walked down the platform.
want
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From this reading “I want to get something--” Glennard turned on his heel and walked down the platform.
watch
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From this reading “We shall be late, you know,” Glennard remonstrated, pulling out his watch.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We shall be late, you know,” Glennard remonstrated, pulling out his watch.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As they passed the bookstall in the waiting-room Flamel lingered a moment and the eyes of both fell on Margaret Aubyn’s name, conspicuously displayed above a counter stacked with the familiar volumes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We shall be late, you know,” Glennard remonstrated, pulling out his watch.
