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all
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From this reading "Have you been working all the time?"
almost
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From this reading He glanced up, as Derrick sank into the seat beside him, and said drily, "You look almost offensively happy, Green.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I need not ask you if I am to congratulate you."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Congratulate away," said Derrick, with so obvious an expression of satisfaction that Reggie nodded and smiled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He glanced up, as Derrick sank into the seat beside him, and said drily, "You look almost offensively happy, Green.
ask
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From this reading I need not ask you if I am to congratulate you."
away
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From this reading "Congratulate away," said Derrick, with so obvious an expression of satisfaction that Reggie nodded and smiled.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Have you been working all the time?"
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading He glanced up, as Derrick sank into the seat beside him, and said drily, "You look almost offensively happy, Green.
Celia's
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From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
congratulate
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From this reading I need not ask you if I am to congratulate you."
Derrick
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From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
drily
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From this reading He glanced up, as Derrick sank into the seat beside him, and said drily, "You look almost offensively happy, Green.
expression
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From this reading "Congratulate away," said Derrick, with so obvious an expression of satisfaction that Reggie nodded and smiled.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
glanced
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From this reading He glanced up, as Derrick sank into the seat beside him, and said drily, "You look almost offensively happy, Green.
Green
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From this reading He glanced up, as Derrick sank into the seat beside him, and said drily, "You look almost offensively happy, Green.
happy
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From this reading He glanced up, as Derrick sank into the seat beside him, and said drily, "You look almost offensively happy, Green.
haunt
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From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you been working all the time?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He glanced up, as Derrick sank into the seat beside him, and said drily, "You look almost offensively happy, Green.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
how
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From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I need not ask you if I am to congratulate you."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I need not ask you if I am to congratulate you."
inn
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From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He glanced up, as Derrick sank into the seat beside him, and said drily, "You look almost offensively happy, Green.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
knee
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From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
leave
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From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
loath
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From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He glanced up, as Derrick sank into the seat beside him, and said drily, "You look almost offensively happy, Green.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need not ask you if I am to congratulate you."
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Congratulate away," said Derrick, with so obvious an expression of satisfaction that Reggie nodded and smiled.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I need not ask you if I am to congratulate you."
obvious
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From this reading "Congratulate away," said Derrick, with so obvious an expression of satisfaction that Reggie nodded and smiled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Congratulate away," said Derrick, with so obvious an expression of satisfaction that Reggie nodded and smiled.
offensively
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From this reading He glanced up, as Derrick sank into the seat beside him, and said drily, "You look almost offensively happy, Green.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
presence
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From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
Reggie
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From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
said
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From this reading He glanced up, as Derrick sank into the seat beside him, and said drily, "You look almost offensively happy, Green.
sank
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From this reading He glanced up, as Derrick sank into the seat beside him, and said drily, "You look almost offensively happy, Green.
satisfaction
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From this reading "Congratulate away," said Derrick, with so obvious an expression of satisfaction that Reggie nodded and smiled.
seat
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From this reading He glanced up, as Derrick sank into the seat beside him, and said drily, "You look almost offensively happy, Green.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
smiled
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From this reading "Congratulate away," said Derrick, with so obvious an expression of satisfaction that Reggie nodded and smiled.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Congratulate away," said Derrick, with so obvious an expression of satisfaction that Reggie nodded and smiled.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Congratulate away," said Derrick, with so obvious an expression of satisfaction that Reggie nodded and smiled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Have you been working all the time?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
up
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From this reading He glanced up, as Derrick sank into the seat beside him, and said drily, "You look almost offensively happy, Green.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
wood
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From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
working
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From this reading "Have you been working all the time?"
writing-pad
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From this reading When Derrick left the wood--and how loath he was to leave it, for Celia's presence seemed still to haunt it!--and returned to the inn, he found Reggie still with his writing-pad on his knee.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He glanced up, as Derrick sank into the seat beside him, and said drily, "You look almost offensively happy, Green.
