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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'But if I go and ask him to come; if I tell him----' 'No; do not speak to him about me; he'd only say that I was interfering with his work.'
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'No; he will spend the whole evening in his room; we shall not see him again.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading 'It is no use; I couldn't eat anything.'
ask
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From this reading 'But if I go and ask him to come; if I tell him----' 'No; do not speak to him about me; he'd only say that I was interfering with his work.'
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But if I go and ask him to come; if I tell him----' 'No; do not speak to him about me; he'd only say that I was interfering with his work.'
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
couldn't
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From this reading 'It is no use; I couldn't eat anything.'
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
disappointed
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From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'But if I go and ask him to come; if I tell him----' 'No; do not speak to him about me; he'd only say that I was interfering with his work.'
down
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From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
drawing-room
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From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
eat
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From this reading 'It is no use; I couldn't eat anything.'
Emily
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From this reading 'That is unjust, Emily; he has never reproached you with interfering with his work.
evening
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From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
go
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From this reading 'But if I go and ask him to come; if I tell him----' 'No; do not speak to him about me; he'd only say that I was interfering with his work.'
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'That is unjust, Emily; he has never reproached you with interfering with his work.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
he'd
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From this reading 'But if I go and ask him to come; if I tell him----' 'No; do not speak to him about me; he'd only say that I was interfering with his work.'
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'No; he will spend the whole evening in his room; we shall not see him again.'
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'No; he will spend the whole evening in his room; we shall not see him again.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'It is no use; I couldn't eat anything.'
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'But if I go and ask him to come; if I tell him----' 'No; do not speak to him about me; he'd only say that I was interfering with his work.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
interfering
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From this reading 'But if I go and ask him to come; if I tell him----' 'No; do not speak to him about me; he'd only say that I was interfering with his work.'
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'It is no use; I couldn't eat anything.'
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It is no use; I couldn't eat anything.'
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'But if I go and ask him to come; if I tell him----' 'No; do not speak to him about me; he'd only say that I was interfering with his work.'
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'That is unjust, Emily; he has never reproached you with interfering with his work.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'It is no use; I couldn't eat anything.'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
only
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From this reading 'But if I go and ask him to come; if I tell him----' 'No; do not speak to him about me; he'd only say that I was interfering with his work.'
reproached
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From this reading 'That is unjust, Emily; he has never reproached you with interfering with his work.
room
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From this reading 'No; he will spend the whole evening in his room; we shall not see him again.'
say
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From this reading 'But if I go and ask him to come; if I tell him----' 'No; do not speak to him about me; he'd only say that I was interfering with his work.'
see
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From this reading 'No; he will spend the whole evening in his room; we shall not see him again.'
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'No; he will spend the whole evening in his room; we shall not see him again.'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
speak
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From this reading 'But if I go and ask him to come; if I tell him----' 'No; do not speak to him about me; he'd only say that I was interfering with his work.'
spend
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From this reading 'No; he will spend the whole evening in his room; we shall not see him again.'
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'But if I go and ask him to come; if I tell him----' 'No; do not speak to him about me; he'd only say that I was interfering with his work.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
unjust
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From this reading 'That is unjust, Emily; he has never reproached you with interfering with his work.
use
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From this reading 'It is no use; I couldn't eat anything.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'But if I go and ask him to come; if I tell him----' 'No; do not speak to him about me; he'd only say that I was interfering with his work.'
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'No; he will spend the whole evening in his room; we shall not see him again.'
whole
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From this reading 'No; he will spend the whole evening in his room; we shall not see him again.'
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'But if I go and ask him to come; if I tell him----' 'No; do not speak to him about me; he'd only say that I was interfering with his work.'
work
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From this reading 'But if I go and ask him to come; if I tell him----' 'No; do not speak to him about me; he'd only say that I was interfering with his work.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'He may come into the drawing-room in the course of the evening, and will be so disappointed and grieved to hear that you have not been down.'
