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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 were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
accosted
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From this reading An old friend accosted him on the steps,-- 'What! have you, too, money here, then?'
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An old friend accosted him on the steps,-- 'What! have you, too, money here, then?'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
anxious
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
anywhere
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From this reading 'Neither here nor anywhere else, thank Heaven!' said the vicar.
bank
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From this reading Weary with many thoughts, the vicar came to the door of the bank.
bees
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
came
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From this reading Weary with many thoughts, the vicar came to the door of the bank.
carriages
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
cheerful
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
crowd
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
door
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From this reading Weary with many thoughts, the vicar came to the door of the bank.
earnestly
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
else
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From this reading 'Neither here nor anywhere else, thank Heaven!' said the vicar.
entering
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every moment the mass thickened--there was a run on the bank.
faces
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
friend
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From this reading An old friend accosted him on the steps,-- 'What! have you, too, money here, then?'
groups
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading An old friend accosted him on the steps,-- 'What! have you, too, money here, then?'
Heaven
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From this reading 'Neither here nor anywhere else, thank Heaven!' said the vicar.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An old friend accosted him on the steps,-- 'What! have you, too, money here, then?'
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An old friend accosted him on the steps,-- 'What! have you, too, money here, then?'
hive-door
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
like
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
many
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From this reading Weary with many thoughts, the vicar came to the door of the bank.
mass
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From this reading Every moment the mass thickened--there was a run on the bank.
moment
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From this reading Every moment the mass thickened--there was a run on the bank.
money
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From this reading An old friend accosted him on the steps,-- 'What! have you, too, money here, then?'
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading 'Neither here nor anywhere else, thank Heaven!' said the vicar.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading 'Neither here nor anywhere else, thank Heaven!' said the vicar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Weary with many thoughts, the vicar came to the door of the bank.
old
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From this reading An old friend accosted him on the steps,-- 'What! have you, too, money here, then?'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Every moment the mass thickened--there was a run on the bank.
ones
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
out
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
people
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
returning
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
round
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
run
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From this reading Every moment the mass thickened--there was a run on the bank.
said
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From this reading 'Neither here nor anywhere else, thank Heaven!' said the vicar.
several
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
steps
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From this reading An old friend accosted him on the steps,-- 'What! have you, too, money here, then?'
stop
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
swarming
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
talk
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
thank
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From this reading 'Neither here nor anywhere else, thank Heaven!' said the vicar.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Weary with many thoughts, the vicar came to the door of the bank.
then
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From this reading An old friend accosted him on the steps,-- 'What! have you, too, money here, then?'
There
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From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
thickened
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From this reading Every moment the mass thickened--there was a run on the bank.
thoughts
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From this reading Weary with many thoughts, the vicar came to the door of the bank.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Weary with many thoughts, the vicar came to the door of the bank.
too
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From this reading An old friend accosted him on the steps,-- 'What! have you, too, money here, then?'
vicar
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From this reading Weary with many thoughts, the vicar came to the door of the bank.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every moment the mass thickened--there was a run on the bank.
Weary
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From this reading Weary with many thoughts, the vicar came to the door of the bank.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were several carriages there, and a crowd of people swarming in and out, like bees round a hive-door, entering with anxious faces, and returning with cheerful ones, to stop and talk earnestly in groups round the door.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading An old friend accosted him on the steps,-- 'What! have you, too, money here, then?'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Weary with many thoughts, the vicar came to the door of the bank.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading An old friend accosted him on the steps,-- 'What! have you, too, money here, then?'
