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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 The door opened on a narrow crack, and there appeared Miss Peters's plaintive and inquiring countenance.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "ALL forward to Mister Tucker!" called Jane again; and they met face to face in the middle of the room and burst out laughing.
ALL
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From this reading "ALL forward to Mister Tucker!" called Jane again; and they met face to face in the middle of the room and burst out laughing.
always
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From this reading "There!" she said, transferring the look to Jane, "you see how it always is when I am trying to have a good time!
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "There!" she said, transferring the look to Jane, "you see how it always is when I am trying to have a good time!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "ALL forward to Mister Tucker!" called Jane again; and they met face to face in the middle of the room and burst out laughing.
appeared
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From this reading The door opened on a narrow crack, and there appeared Miss Peters's plaintive and inquiring countenance.
assistant
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From this reading Mrs. Bates banished her assistant by one look of pathetic protest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even at my own table I can't budge or crack a joke; with those two men behind my chair I feel like my own tombstone.
banished
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Bates
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Even at my own table I can't budge or crack a joke; with those two men behind my chair I feel like my own tombstone.
budge
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burst
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From this reading "ALL forward to Mister Tucker!" called Jane again; and they met face to face in the middle of the room and burst out laughing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Bates banished her assistant by one look of pathetic protest.
called
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can't
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chair
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From this reading Even at my own table I can't budge or crack a joke; with those two men behind my chair I feel like my own tombstone.
countenance
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From this reading The door opened on a narrow crack, and there appeared Miss Peters's plaintive and inquiring countenance.
crack
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From this reading The door opened on a narrow crack, and there appeared Miss Peters's plaintive and inquiring countenance.
door
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From this reading The door opened on a narrow crack, and there appeared Miss Peters's plaintive and inquiring countenance.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even at my own table I can't budge or crack a joke; with those two men behind my chair I feel like my own tombstone.
face
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From this reading "ALL forward to Mister Tucker!" called Jane again; and they met face to face in the middle of the room and burst out laughing.
feel
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From this reading Even at my own table I can't budge or crack a joke; with those two men behind my chair I feel like my own tombstone.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "ALL forward to Mister Tucker!" called Jane again; and they met face to face in the middle of the room and burst out laughing.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There!" she said, transferring the look to Jane, "you see how it always is when I am trying to have a good time!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "There!" she said, transferring the look to Jane, "you see how it always is when I am trying to have a good time!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Bates banished her assistant by one look of pathetic protest.
how
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From this reading "There!" she said, transferring the look to Jane, "you see how it always is when I am trying to have a good time!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There!" she said, transferring the look to Jane, "you see how it always is when I am trying to have a good time!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "ALL forward to Mister Tucker!" called Jane again; and they met face to face in the middle of the room and burst out laughing.
inquiring
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From this reading The door opened on a narrow crack, and there appeared Miss Peters's plaintive and inquiring countenance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There!" she said, transferring the look to Jane, "you see how it always is when I am trying to have a good time!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There!" she said, transferring the look to Jane, "you see how it always is when I am trying to have a good time!
Jane
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From this reading "ALL forward to Mister Tucker!" called Jane again; and they met face to face in the middle of the room and burst out laughing.
joke
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laughing
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From this reading "ALL forward to Mister Tucker!" called Jane again; and they met face to face in the middle of the room and burst out laughing.
like
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From this reading Even at my own table I can't budge or crack a joke; with those two men behind my chair I feel like my own tombstone.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Bates banished her assistant by one look of pathetic protest.
men
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From this reading Even at my own table I can't budge or crack a joke; with those two men behind my chair I feel like my own tombstone.
met
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From this reading "ALL forward to Mister Tucker!" called Jane again; and they met face to face in the middle of the room and burst out laughing.
middle
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From this reading "ALL forward to Mister Tucker!" called Jane again; and they met face to face in the middle of the room and burst out laughing.
Miss
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From this reading The door opened on a narrow crack, and there appeared Miss Peters's plaintive and inquiring countenance.
Mister
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From this reading "ALL forward to Mister Tucker!" called Jane again; and they met face to face in the middle of the room and burst out laughing.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Bates banished her assistant by one look of pathetic protest.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Even at my own table I can't budge or crack a joke; with those two men behind my chair I feel like my own tombstone.
narrow
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From this reading The door opened on a narrow crack, and there appeared Miss Peters's plaintive and inquiring countenance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "ALL forward to Mister Tucker!" called Jane again; and they met face to face in the middle of the room and burst out laughing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The door opened on a narrow crack, and there appeared Miss Peters's plaintive and inquiring countenance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Bates banished her assistant by one look of pathetic protest.
opened
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From this reading The door opened on a narrow crack, and there appeared Miss Peters's plaintive and inquiring countenance.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Even at my own table I can't budge or crack a joke; with those two men behind my chair I feel like my own tombstone.
out
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From this reading "ALL forward to Mister Tucker!" called Jane again; and they met face to face in the middle of the room and burst out laughing.
own
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pathetic
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Peters's
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From this reading The door opened on a narrow crack, and there appeared Miss Peters's plaintive and inquiring countenance.
plaintive
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From this reading The door opened on a narrow crack, and there appeared Miss Peters's plaintive and inquiring countenance.
protest
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room
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From this reading "ALL forward to Mister Tucker!" called Jane again; and they met face to face in the middle of the room and burst out laughing.
said
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From this reading "There!" she said, transferring the look to Jane, "you see how it always is when I am trying to have a good time!
see
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From this reading "There!" she said, transferring the look to Jane, "you see how it always is when I am trying to have a good time!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There!" she said, transferring the look to Jane, "you see how it always is when I am trying to have a good time!
table
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From this reading Even at my own table I can't budge or crack a joke; with those two men behind my chair I feel like my own tombstone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "ALL forward to Mister Tucker!" called Jane again; and they met face to face in the middle of the room and burst out laughing.
there
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From this reading The door opened on a narrow crack, and there appeared Miss Peters's plaintive and inquiring countenance.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "ALL forward to Mister Tucker!" called Jane again; and they met face to face in the middle of the room and burst out laughing.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Even at my own table I can't budge or crack a joke; with those two men behind my chair I feel like my own tombstone.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There!" she said, transferring the look to Jane, "you see how it always is when I am trying to have a good time!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "ALL forward to Mister Tucker!" called Jane again; and they met face to face in the middle of the room and burst out laughing.
tombstone
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From this reading Even at my own table I can't budge or crack a joke; with those two men behind my chair I feel like my own tombstone.
transferring
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From this reading "There!" she said, transferring the look to Jane, "you see how it always is when I am trying to have a good time!
trying
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From this reading "There!" she said, transferring the look to Jane, "you see how it always is when I am trying to have a good time!
Tucker
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From this reading "ALL forward to Mister Tucker!" called Jane again; and they met face to face in the middle of the room and burst out laughing.
two
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From this reading Even at my own table I can't budge or crack a joke; with those two men behind my chair I feel like my own tombstone.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "There!" she said, transferring the look to Jane, "you see how it always is when I am trying to have a good time!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even at my own table I can't budge or crack a joke; with those two men behind my chair I feel like my own tombstone.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There!" she said, transferring the look to Jane, "you see how it always is when I am trying to have a good time!
