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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 In her attitude to his engagement he was afraid she was going to personate what is known as a “tough nut to crack.”
afraid
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From this reading In her attitude to his engagement he was afraid she was going to personate what is known as a “tough nut to crack.”
also
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From this reading It was Hal also who filled Dudley’s thoughts as he made his way homeward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wondered if she would be waiting up for him, and what in the world she would say when he told her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Hal also who filled Dudley’s thoughts as he made his way homeward.
attitude
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From this reading In her attitude to his engagement he was afraid she was going to personate what is known as a “tough nut to crack.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He wondered if she would be waiting up for him, and what in the world she would say when he told her.
came
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From this reading The reason she felt the need of company, and the reason she was waiting, was the fact of a perturbed frame of mind she was endeavouring to soothe, until he came in to give the final touch.
company
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From this reading As it happened, she was waiting, sitting over the remains of a little fire she had lighted for company.
crack
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From this reading In her attitude to his engagement he was afraid she was going to personate what is known as a “tough nut to crack.”
Dudley's
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From this reading It was Hal also who filled Dudley’s thoughts as he made his way homeward.
endeavouring
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From this reading The reason she felt the need of company, and the reason she was waiting, was the fact of a perturbed frame of mind she was endeavouring to soothe, until he came in to give the final touch.
engagement
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From this reading In her attitude to his engagement he was afraid she was going to personate what is known as a “tough nut to crack.”
fact
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From this reading The reason she felt the need of company, and the reason she was waiting, was the fact of a perturbed frame of mind she was endeavouring to soothe, until he came in to give the final touch.
felt
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From this reading The reason she felt the need of company, and the reason she was waiting, was the fact of a perturbed frame of mind she was endeavouring to soothe, until he came in to give the final touch.
filled
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From this reading It was Hal also who filled Dudley’s thoughts as he made his way homeward.
final
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From this reading The reason she felt the need of company, and the reason she was waiting, was the fact of a perturbed frame of mind she was endeavouring to soothe, until he came in to give the final touch.
fire
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From this reading As it happened, she was waiting, sitting over the remains of a little fire she had lighted for company.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He wondered if she would be waiting up for him, and what in the world she would say when he told her.
frame
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From this reading The reason she felt the need of company, and the reason she was waiting, was the fact of a perturbed frame of mind she was endeavouring to soothe, until he came in to give the final touch.
give
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From this reading The reason she felt the need of company, and the reason she was waiting, was the fact of a perturbed frame of mind she was endeavouring to soothe, until he came in to give the final touch.
going
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From this reading In her attitude to his engagement he was afraid she was going to personate what is known as a “tough nut to crack.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As it happened, she was waiting, sitting over the remains of a little fire she had lighted for company.
Hal
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From this reading It was Hal also who filled Dudley’s thoughts as he made his way homeward.
happened
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From this reading As it happened, she was waiting, sitting over the remains of a little fire she had lighted for company.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Hal also who filled Dudley’s thoughts as he made his way homeward.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her attitude to his engagement he was afraid she was going to personate what is known as a “tough nut to crack.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wondered if she would be waiting up for him, and what in the world she would say when he told her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Hal also who filled Dudley’s thoughts as he made his way homeward.
homeward
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From this reading It was Hal also who filled Dudley’s thoughts as he made his way homeward.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He wondered if she would be waiting up for him, and what in the world she would say when he told her.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her attitude to his engagement he was afraid she was going to personate what is known as a “tough nut to crack.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In her attitude to his engagement he was afraid she was going to personate what is known as a “tough nut to crack.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Hal also who filled Dudley’s thoughts as he made his way homeward.
known
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From this reading In her attitude to his engagement he was afraid she was going to personate what is known as a “tough nut to crack.”
lighted
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From this reading As it happened, she was waiting, sitting over the remains of a little fire she had lighted for company.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it happened, she was waiting, sitting over the remains of a little fire she had lighted for company.
made
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From this reading It was Hal also who filled Dudley’s thoughts as he made his way homeward.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reason she felt the need of company, and the reason she was waiting, was the fact of a perturbed frame of mind she was endeavouring to soothe, until he came in to give the final touch.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reason she felt the need of company, and the reason she was waiting, was the fact of a perturbed frame of mind she was endeavouring to soothe, until he came in to give the final touch.
nut
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From this reading In her attitude to his engagement he was afraid she was going to personate what is known as a “tough nut to crack.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As it happened, she was waiting, sitting over the remains of a little fire she had lighted for company.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As it happened, she was waiting, sitting over the remains of a little fire she had lighted for company.
personate
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From this reading In her attitude to his engagement he was afraid she was going to personate what is known as a “tough nut to crack.”
perturbed
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From this reading The reason she felt the need of company, and the reason she was waiting, was the fact of a perturbed frame of mind she was endeavouring to soothe, until he came in to give the final touch.
reason
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From this reading The reason she felt the need of company, and the reason she was waiting, was the fact of a perturbed frame of mind she was endeavouring to soothe, until he came in to give the final touch.
remains
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From this reading As it happened, she was waiting, sitting over the remains of a little fire she had lighted for company.
say
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From this reading He wondered if she would be waiting up for him, and what in the world she would say when he told her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her attitude to his engagement he was afraid she was going to personate what is known as a “tough nut to crack.”
sitting
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From this reading As it happened, she was waiting, sitting over the remains of a little fire she had lighted for company.
soothe
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From this reading The reason she felt the need of company, and the reason she was waiting, was the fact of a perturbed frame of mind she was endeavouring to soothe, until he came in to give the final touch.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He wondered if she would be waiting up for him, and what in the world she would say when he told her.
thoughts
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From this reading It was Hal also who filled Dudley’s thoughts as he made his way homeward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In her attitude to his engagement he was afraid she was going to personate what is known as a “tough nut to crack.”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered if she would be waiting up for him, and what in the world she would say when he told her.
touch
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From this reading The reason she felt the need of company, and the reason she was waiting, was the fact of a perturbed frame of mind she was endeavouring to soothe, until he came in to give the final touch.
tough
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From this reading In her attitude to his engagement he was afraid she was going to personate what is known as a “tough nut to crack.”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The reason she felt the need of company, and the reason she was waiting, was the fact of a perturbed frame of mind she was endeavouring to soothe, until he came in to give the final touch.
up
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From this reading He wondered if she would be waiting up for him, and what in the world she would say when he told her.
waiting
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From this reading He wondered if she would be waiting up for him, and what in the world she would say when he told her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Hal also who filled Dudley’s thoughts as he made his way homeward.
way
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From this reading It was Hal also who filled Dudley’s thoughts as he made his way homeward.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In her attitude to his engagement he was afraid she was going to personate what is known as a “tough nut to crack.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He wondered if she would be waiting up for him, and what in the world she would say when he told her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Hal also who filled Dudley’s thoughts as he made his way homeward.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered if she would be waiting up for him, and what in the world she would say when he told her.
world
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From this reading He wondered if she would be waiting up for him, and what in the world she would say when he told her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He wondered if she would be waiting up for him, and what in the world she would say when he told her.
