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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 THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
accepted
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From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
alighted
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
Avenue
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From this reading The room was on the third floor of a house at the north end of Shaftesbury Avenue; it measured twelve feet by fourteen.
back
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From this reading So Polly turned her back upon Kennington Road, and shook the dust thereof from her feet for ever.
bandboxes
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading With no one did she exchange a word of farewell; the Cheesemans' were out, the landlady and Moggie kept below stairs.
box
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
Bubb's
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
bundles
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The room was on the third floor of a house at the north end of Shaftesbury Avenue; it measured twelve feet by fourteen.
cab
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
cabman
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
Cheesemans
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From this reading With no one did she exchange a word of farewell; the Cheesemans' were out, the landlady and Moggie kept below stairs.
day
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading With no one did she exchange a word of farewell; the Cheesemans' were out, the landlady and Moggie kept below stairs.
downstairs
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
drove
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
dust
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From this reading So Polly turned her back upon Kennington Road, and shook the dust thereof from her feet for ever.
end
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From this reading The room was on the third floor of a house at the north end of Shaftesbury Avenue; it measured twelve feet by fourteen.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Polly turned her back upon Kennington Road, and shook the dust thereof from her feet for ever.
exchange
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From this reading With no one did she exchange a word of farewell; the Cheesemans' were out, the landlady and Moggie kept below stairs.
farewell
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From this reading With no one did she exchange a word of farewell; the Cheesemans' were out, the landlady and Moggie kept below stairs.
feet
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From this reading So Polly turned her back upon Kennington Road, and shook the dust thereof from her feet for ever.
floor
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From this reading The room was on the third floor of a house at the north end of Shaftesbury Avenue; it measured twelve feet by fourteen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So Polly turned her back upon Kennington Road, and shook the dust thereof from her feet for ever.
fourteen
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From this reading The room was on the third floor of a house at the north end of Shaftesbury Avenue; it measured twelve feet by fourteen.
friend
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From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So Polly turned her back upon Kennington Road, and shook the dust thereof from her feet for ever.
house
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
inconvenience
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From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
Kennington
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From this reading So Polly turned her back upon Kennington Road, and shook the dust thereof from her feet for ever.
kept
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From this reading With no one did she exchange a word of farewell; the Cheesemans' were out, the landlady and Moggie kept below stairs.
landlady
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From this reading With no one did she exchange a word of farewell; the Cheesemans' were out, the landlady and Moggie kept below stairs.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
married
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From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
measured
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From this reading The room was on the third floor of a house at the north end of Shaftesbury Avenue; it measured twelve feet by fourteen.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
Miss
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
Moggie
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From this reading With no one did she exchange a word of farewell; the Cheesemans' were out, the landlady and Moggie kept below stairs.
month's
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From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
Mr
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From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
Mrs
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
newspaper
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
Nibby
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From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading With no one did she exchange a word of farewell; the Cheesemans' were out, the landlady and Moggie kept below stairs.
noon
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
north
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From this reading The room was on the third floor of a house at the north end of Shaftesbury Avenue; it measured twelve feet by fourteen.
NOSE
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The room was on the third floor of a house at the north end of Shaftesbury Avenue; it measured twelve feet by fourteen.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With no one did she exchange a word of farewell; the Cheesemans' were out, the landlady and Moggie kept below stairs.
out
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From this reading With no one did she exchange a word of farewell; the Cheesemans' were out, the landlady and Moggie kept below stairs.
Polly
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From this reading So Polly turned her back upon Kennington Road, and shook the dust thereof from her feet for ever.
proposal
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From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
Road
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From this reading So Polly turned her back upon Kennington Road, and shook the dust thereof from her feet for ever.
room
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From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
Shaftesbury
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From this reading The room was on the third floor of a house at the north end of Shaftesbury Avenue; it measured twelve feet by fourteen.
share
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From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With no one did she exchange a word of farewell; the Cheesemans' were out, the landlady and Moggie kept below stairs.
shook
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From this reading So Polly turned her back upon Kennington Road, and shook the dust thereof from her feet for ever.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Polly turned her back upon Kennington Road, and shook the dust thereof from her feet for ever.
Sparkes
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
stairs
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From this reading With no one did she exchange a word of farewell; the Cheesemans' were out, the landlady and Moggie kept below stairs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
thereof
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From this reading So Polly turned her back upon Kennington Road, and shook the dust thereof from her feet for ever.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room was on the third floor of a house at the north end of Shaftesbury Avenue; it measured twelve feet by fourteen.
three
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
tin
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
TREFOYLES
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
turned
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From this reading So Polly turned her back upon Kennington Road, and shook the dust thereof from her feet for ever.
twelve
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From this reading The room was on the third floor of a house at the north end of Shaftesbury Avenue; it measured twelve feet by fourteen.
two
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
up
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So Polly turned her back upon Kennington Road, and shook the dust thereof from her feet for ever.
Waghorn
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From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With no one did she exchange a word of farewell; the Cheesemans' were out, the landlady and Moggie kept below stairs.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
Willingly
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From this reading Willingly she had accepted a proposal that she should share the room of her friend Miss Waghorn, who was to be married in a month's time to Mr. Nibby, and did not mind a little inconvenience.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
wooden
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From this reading THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES At noon next day a cab drove up to Mrs. Bubb's house; from it alighted Miss Sparkes, who, with the help of the cabman, brought downstairs a tin box, a wooden box, two bandboxes, and three newspaper bundles.
word
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From this reading With no one did she exchange a word of farewell; the Cheesemans' were out, the landlady and Moggie kept below stairs.
