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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 There was a slight pause, and then the voice responded, with a touch of startled suggestion in it: “Good heavens, Mr. Bunker!
all
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From this reading “Then, in fact, nobody is dining here at all,” said Paul desperately.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And--Lord Billington?” faltered Paul.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, he's in Scotland--at his own place.”
Billington
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From this reading “And--Lord Billington?” faltered Paul.
Bunker
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From this reading There was a slight pause, and then the voice responded, with a touch of startled suggestion in it: “Good heavens, Mr. Bunker!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Is it possible you don't know we're dining by telephone?”
desperately
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From this reading “Then, in fact, nobody is dining here at all,” said Paul desperately.
dining
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don't
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fact
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From this reading “Then, in fact, nobody is dining here at all,” said Paul desperately.
faltered
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From this reading “And--Lord Billington?” faltered Paul.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a slight pause, and then the voice responded, with a touch of startled suggestion in it: “Good heavens, Mr. Bunker!
he's
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From this reading “Oh, he's in Scotland--at his own place.”
heavens
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From this reading There was a slight pause, and then the voice responded, with a touch of startled suggestion in it: “Good heavens, Mr. Bunker!
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, in fact, nobody is dining here at all,” said Paul desperately.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, he's in Scotland--at his own place.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, he's in Scotland--at his own place.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Then, in fact, nobody is dining here at all,” said Paul desperately.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a slight pause, and then the voice responded, with a touch of startled suggestion in it: “Good heavens, Mr. Bunker!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is it possible you don't know we're dining by telephone?”
Lord
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From this reading “And--Lord Billington?” faltered Paul.
Mr
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From this reading There was a slight pause, and then the voice responded, with a touch of startled suggestion in it: “Good heavens, Mr. Bunker!
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Then, in fact, nobody is dining here at all,” said Paul desperately.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a slight pause, and then the voice responded, with a touch of startled suggestion in it: “Good heavens, Mr. Bunker!
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, he's in Scotland--at his own place.”
own
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From this reading “Oh, he's in Scotland--at his own place.”
Paul
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From this reading “And--Lord Billington?” faltered Paul.
pause
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From this reading There was a slight pause, and then the voice responded, with a touch of startled suggestion in it: “Good heavens, Mr. Bunker!
place
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From this reading “Oh, he's in Scotland--at his own place.”
possible
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responded
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said
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Scotland
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From this reading “Oh, he's in Scotland--at his own place.”
slight
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From this reading There was a slight pause, and then the voice responded, with a touch of startled suggestion in it: “Good heavens, Mr. Bunker!
startled
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suggestion
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From this reading There was a slight pause, and then the voice responded, with a touch of startled suggestion in it: “Good heavens, Mr. Bunker!
telephone
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From this reading Is it possible you don't know we're dining by telephone?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a slight pause, and then the voice responded, with a touch of startled suggestion in it: “Good heavens, Mr. Bunker!
Then
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From this reading “Then, in fact, nobody is dining here at all,” said Paul desperately.
There
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touch
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From this reading There was a slight pause, and then the voice responded, with a touch of startled suggestion in it: “Good heavens, Mr. Bunker!
voice
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From this reading There was a slight pause, and then the voice responded, with a touch of startled suggestion in it: “Good heavens, Mr. Bunker!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a slight pause, and then the voice responded, with a touch of startled suggestion in it: “Good heavens, Mr. Bunker!
we're
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From this reading Is it possible you don't know we're dining by telephone?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a slight pause, and then the voice responded, with a touch of startled suggestion in it: “Good heavens, Mr. Bunker!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is it possible you don't know we're dining by telephone?”