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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 Also it has been suggested that a definition should be given of the word that forms the volume's title.
acknowledging
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From this reading I have pleasure in acknowledging the courtesy of the proprietors of "Shurey's Publications" by whose permission "The Cigarette Case" is included in the present volume.
ago
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From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
Also
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From this reading Also it has been suggested that a definition should be given of the word that forms the volume's title.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "From Ghaisttes, Ghoulies and long-leggity Beasties and Things that go Bump in the night-- "Good Lord, deliver us!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Also it has been suggested that a definition should be given of the word that forms the volume's title.
Beasties
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From this reading "From Ghaisttes, Ghoulies and long-leggity Beasties and Things that go Bump in the night-- "Good Lord, deliver us!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Also it has been suggested that a definition should be given of the word that forms the volume's title.
boards
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From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
Bump
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From this reading "From Ghaisttes, Ghoulies and long-leggity Beasties and Things that go Bump in the night-- "Good Lord, deliver us!"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have pleasure in acknowledging the courtesy of the proprietors of "Shurey's Publications" by whose permission "The Cigarette Case" is included in the present volume.
Case
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From this reading I have pleasure in acknowledging the courtesy of the proprietors of "Shurey's Publications" by whose permission "The Cigarette Case" is included in the present volume.
Cigarette
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From this reading I have pleasure in acknowledging the courtesy of the proprietors of "Shurey's Publications" by whose permission "The Cigarette Case" is included in the present volume.
contrary
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From this reading That word means "contrary to the course of the Sun."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That word means "contrary to the course of the Sun."
courtesy
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From this reading I have pleasure in acknowledging the courtesy of the proprietors of "Shurey's Publications" by whose permission "The Cigarette Case" is included in the present volume.
definition
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From this reading Also it has been suggested that a definition should be given of the word that forms the volume's title.
deliver
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From this reading "From Ghaisttes, Ghoulies and long-leggity Beasties and Things that go Bump in the night-- "Good Lord, deliver us!"
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
forms
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From this reading Also it has been suggested that a definition should be given of the word that forms the volume's title.
four
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From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "From Ghaisttes, Ghoulies and long-leggity Beasties and Things that go Bump in the night-- "Good Lord, deliver us!"
Ghaisttes
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From this reading "From Ghaisttes, Ghoulies and long-leggity Beasties and Things that go Bump in the night-- "Good Lord, deliver us!"
Ghoulies
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From this reading "From Ghaisttes, Ghoulies and long-leggity Beasties and Things that go Bump in the night-- "Good Lord, deliver us!"
given
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From this reading Also it has been suggested that a definition should be given of the word that forms the volume's title.
go
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From this reading "From Ghaisttes, Ghoulies and long-leggity Beasties and Things that go Bump in the night-- "Good Lord, deliver us!"
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "From Ghaisttes, Ghoulies and long-leggity Beasties and Things that go Bump in the night-- "Good Lord, deliver us!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Also it has been suggested that a definition should be given of the word that forms the volume's title.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have pleasure in acknowledging the courtesy of the proprietors of "Shurey's Publications" by whose permission "The Cigarette Case" is included in the present volume.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have pleasure in acknowledging the courtesy of the proprietors of "Shurey's Publications" by whose permission "The Cigarette Case" is included in the present volume.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "From Ghaisttes, Ghoulies and long-leggity Beasties and Things that go Bump in the night-- "Good Lord, deliver us!"
included
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From this reading I have pleasure in acknowledging the courtesy of the proprietors of "Shurey's Publications" by whose permission "The Cigarette Case" is included in the present volume.
inhabitants
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From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have pleasure in acknowledging the courtesy of the proprietors of "Shurey's Publications" by whose permission "The Cigarette Case" is included in the present volume.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Also it has been suggested that a definition should be given of the word that forms the volume's title.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
long-leggity
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From this reading "From Ghaisttes, Ghoulies and long-leggity Beasties and Things that go Bump in the night-- "Good Lord, deliver us!"
Lord
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From this reading "From Ghaisttes, Ghoulies and long-leggity Beasties and Things that go Bump in the night-- "Good Lord, deliver us!"
low
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From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
means
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From this reading That word means "contrary to the course of the Sun."
night
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From this reading "From Ghaisttes, Ghoulies and long-leggity Beasties and Things that go Bump in the night-- "Good Lord, deliver us!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have pleasure in acknowledging the courtesy of the proprietors of "Shurey's Publications" by whose permission "The Cigarette Case" is included in the present volume.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
paling
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From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
permission
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From this reading I have pleasure in acknowledging the courtesy of the proprietors of "Shurey's Publications" by whose permission "The Cigarette Case" is included in the present volume.
pleasure
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From this reading I have pleasure in acknowledging the courtesy of the proprietors of "Shurey's Publications" by whose permission "The Cigarette Case" is included in the present volume.
present
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From this reading I have pleasure in acknowledging the courtesy of the proprietors of "Shurey's Publications" by whose permission "The Cigarette Case" is included in the present volume.
proprietors
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From this reading I have pleasure in acknowledging the courtesy of the proprietors of "Shurey's Publications" by whose permission "The Cigarette Case" is included in the present volume.
Publications
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From this reading I have pleasure in acknowledging the courtesy of the proprietors of "Shurey's Publications" by whose permission "The Cigarette Case" is included in the present volume.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Also it has been suggested that a definition should be given of the word that forms the volume's title.
Shurey's
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From this reading I have pleasure in acknowledging the courtesy of the proprietors of "Shurey's Publications" by whose permission "The Cigarette Case" is included in the present volume.
Square
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From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
suggested
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From this reading Also it has been suggested that a definition should be given of the word that forms the volume's title.
Sun
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From this reading That word means "contrary to the course of the Sun."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "From Ghaisttes, Ghoulies and long-leggity Beasties and Things that go Bump in the night-- "Good Lord, deliver us!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "From Ghaisttes, Ghoulies and long-leggity Beasties and Things that go Bump in the night-- "Good Lord, deliver us!"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
Things
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From this reading "From Ghaisttes, Ghoulies and long-leggity Beasties and Things that go Bump in the night-- "Good Lord, deliver us!"
three
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From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
title
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From this reading Also it has been suggested that a definition should be given of the word that forms the volume's title.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That word means "contrary to the course of the Sun."
triangular
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From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "From Ghaisttes, Ghoulies and long-leggity Beasties and Things that go Bump in the night-- "Good Lord, deliver us!"
vertical
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From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
very
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From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
volume
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From this reading I have pleasure in acknowledging the courtesy of the proprietors of "Shurey's Publications" by whose permission "The Cigarette Case" is included in the present volume.
volume's
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From this reading Also it has been suggested that a definition should be given of the word that forms the volume's title.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading I have pleasure in acknowledging the courtesy of the proprietors of "Shurey's Publications" by whose permission "The Cigarette Case" is included in the present volume.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The three or four "To Let" boards had stood within the low paling as long as the inhabitants of the little triangular "Square" could remember, and if they had ever been vertical it was a very long time ago.
word
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From this reading Also it has been suggested that a definition should be given of the word that forms the volume's title.
