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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 WORD I Ada was just crossing the hall to the drawing-room, a telegram on a salver in her red hand.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Edwin and Hilda followed the starched and fussy girl into the drawing-room, in which were about a dozen people, including Fearns, the lawyer, and his wife, the recently married Stephen and Vera Cheswardine, several Swetnams, and Janet Orgreave, who sat at the closed piano, smiling vaguely.
Ada
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From this reading THE WORD I Ada was just crossing the hall to the drawing-room, a telegram on a salver in her red hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Edwin and Hilda followed the starched and fussy girl into the drawing-room, in which were about a dozen people, including Fearns, the lawyer, and his wife, the recently married Stephen and Vera Cheswardine, several Swetnams, and Janet Orgreave, who sat at the closed piano, smiling vaguely.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Here you are, Ada," said Edwin, stopping her, with a gesture towards the telegram.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Edwin and Hilda followed the starched and fussy girl into the drawing-room, in which were about a dozen people, including Fearns, the lawyer, and his wife, the recently married Stephen and Vera Cheswardine, several Swetnams, and Janet Orgreave, who sat at the closed piano, smiling vaguely.
Cheswardine
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closed
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crossing
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From this reading THE WORD I Ada was just crossing the hall to the drawing-room, a telegram on a salver in her red hand.
dozen
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drawing-room
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From this reading THE WORD I Ada was just crossing the hall to the drawing-room, a telegram on a salver in her red hand.
Edwin
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From this reading "Here you are, Ada," said Edwin, stopping her, with a gesture towards the telegram.
Fearns
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followed
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It’s for Mr. Tom Swetnam, sir."
fussy
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gesture
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From this reading "Here you are, Ada," said Edwin, stopping her, with a gesture towards the telegram.
girl
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hall
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From this reading THE WORD I Ada was just crossing the hall to the drawing-room, a telegram on a salver in her red hand.
hand
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From this reading THE WORD I Ada was just crossing the hall to the drawing-room, a telegram on a salver in her red hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WORD I Ada was just crossing the hall to the drawing-room, a telegram on a salver in her red hand.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here you are, Ada," said Edwin, stopping her, with a gesture towards the telegram.
Hilda
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Edwin and Hilda followed the starched and fussy girl into the drawing-room, in which were about a dozen people, including Fearns, the lawyer, and his wife, the recently married Stephen and Vera Cheswardine, several Swetnams, and Janet Orgreave, who sat at the closed piano, smiling vaguely.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE WORD I Ada was just crossing the hall to the drawing-room, a telegram on a salver in her red hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WORD I Ada was just crossing the hall to the drawing-room, a telegram on a salver in her red hand.
including
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Edwin and Hilda followed the starched and fussy girl into the drawing-room, in which were about a dozen people, including Fearns, the lawyer, and his wife, the recently married Stephen and Vera Cheswardine, several Swetnams, and Janet Orgreave, who sat at the closed piano, smiling vaguely.
It's
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From this reading "It’s for Mr. Tom Swetnam, sir."
Janet
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just
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From this reading THE WORD I Ada was just crossing the hall to the drawing-room, a telegram on a salver in her red hand.
lawyer
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married
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Mr
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From this reading "It’s for Mr. Tom Swetnam, sir."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WORD I Ada was just crossing the hall to the drawing-room, a telegram on a salver in her red hand.
Orgreave
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people
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piano
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recently
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red
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From this reading THE WORD I Ada was just crossing the hall to the drawing-room, a telegram on a salver in her red hand.
said
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From this reading "Here you are, Ada," said Edwin, stopping her, with a gesture towards the telegram.
salver
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From this reading THE WORD I Ada was just crossing the hall to the drawing-room, a telegram on a salver in her red hand.
sat
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several
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sir
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From this reading "It’s for Mr. Tom Swetnam, sir."
smiling
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standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tom Swetnam, standing up, took the telegram.
starched
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Stephen
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stopping
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From this reading "Here you are, Ada," said Edwin, stopping her, with a gesture towards the telegram.
Swetnam
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From this reading "It’s for Mr. Tom Swetnam, sir."
Swetnams
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telegram
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From this reading THE WORD I Ada was just crossing the hall to the drawing-room, a telegram on a salver in her red hand.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORD I Ada was just crossing the hall to the drawing-room, a telegram on a salver in her red hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WORD I Ada was just crossing the hall to the drawing-room, a telegram on a salver in her red hand.
Tom
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From this reading "It’s for Mr. Tom Swetnam, sir."
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom Swetnam, standing up, took the telegram.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading "Here you are, Ada," said Edwin, stopping her, with a gesture towards the telegram.
up
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From this reading Tom Swetnam, standing up, took the telegram.
vaguely
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Vera
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WORD I Ada was just crossing the hall to the drawing-room, a telegram on a salver in her red hand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Edwin and Hilda followed the starched and fussy girl into the drawing-room, in which were about a dozen people, including Fearns, the lawyer, and his wife, the recently married Stephen and Vera Cheswardine, several Swetnams, and Janet Orgreave, who sat at the closed piano, smiling vaguely.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Edwin and Hilda followed the starched and fussy girl into the drawing-room, in which were about a dozen people, including Fearns, the lawyer, and his wife, the recently married Stephen and Vera Cheswardine, several Swetnams, and Janet Orgreave, who sat at the closed piano, smiling vaguely.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Edwin and Hilda followed the starched and fussy girl into the drawing-room, in which were about a dozen people, including Fearns, the lawyer, and his wife, the recently married Stephen and Vera Cheswardine, several Swetnams, and Janet Orgreave, who sat at the closed piano, smiling vaguely.
wife
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Here you are, Ada," said Edwin, stopping her, with a gesture towards the telegram.
WORD
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From this reading THE WORD I Ada was just crossing the hall to the drawing-room, a telegram on a salver in her red hand.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here you are, Ada," said Edwin, stopping her, with a gesture towards the telegram.
