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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 “I’m afraid Dick’s a lost man,” said the tranter.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
advance
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From this reading “Ay,” said the tranter, still gazing at Dick’s unconscious advance.
afraid
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From this reading “I’m afraid Dick’s a lost man,” said the tranter.
all
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From this reading “I don’t at all like what I see!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
Ay
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From this reading “Ay,” said the tranter, still gazing at Dick’s unconscious advance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
boots
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
clever
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
clock
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
commoner
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From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
corners
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
Dick's
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From this reading “I’m afraid Dick’s a lost man,” said the tranter.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t at all like what I see!
ears
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From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
effect
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
far
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From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
fault
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From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
gazing
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From this reading “Ay,” said the tranter, still gazing at Dick’s unconscious advance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
hint
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
horrible
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t at all like what I see!
I'm
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From this reading “I’m afraid Dick’s a lost man,” said the tranter.
implying
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From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
judgment
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From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
like
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From this reading “I don’t at all like what I see!
looking
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
looks
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
lost
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From this reading “I’m afraid Dick’s a lost man,” said the tranter.
Mail
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From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
man
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From this reading “I’m afraid Dick’s a lost man,” said the tranter.
manner
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From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
many
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
much
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
noticing
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
o
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
out
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
peeping
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
report
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From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
round
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
said
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From this reading “I’m afraid Dick’s a lost man,” said the tranter.
see
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From this reading “I don’t at all like what I see!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
shining
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
sick
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ay,” said the tranter, still gazing at Dick’s unconscious advance.
telling
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’m afraid Dick’s a lost man,” said the tranter.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
then
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
There's
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
things
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
too
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
tranter
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From this reading “I’m afraid Dick’s a lost man,” said the tranter.
unconscious
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From this reading “Ay,” said the tranter, still gazing at Dick’s unconscious advance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What?—no!” said Mail, implying by his manner that it was a far commoner thing for his ears to report what was not said than that his judgment should be at fault.
winder
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From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There’s too many o’ them looks out of the winder without noticing anything; too much shining of boots; too much peeping round corners; too much looking at the clock; telling about clever things _she_ did till you be sick of it; and then upon a hint to that effect a horrible silence about her.
