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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 “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going to assume that it is not really very bad news, though to tell you the truth----” “It leaves a loophole for hope, of course.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
assume
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From this reading I am going to assume that it is not really very bad news, though to tell you the truth----” “It leaves a loophole for hope, of course.
bad
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From this reading I am going to assume that it is not really very bad news, though to tell you the truth----” “It leaves a loophole for hope, of course.
badly
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From this reading But the Germans seem behaving very badly----” “Damnably,” jerked the Colonel.
behaving
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From this reading But the Germans seem behaving very badly----” “Damnably,” jerked the Colonel.
bell
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From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Germans seem behaving very badly----” “Damnably,” jerked the Colonel.
called
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From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
Colonel
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From this reading But the Germans seem behaving very badly----” “Damnably,” jerked the Colonel.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am going to assume that it is not really very bad news, though to tell you the truth----” “It leaves a loophole for hope, of course.
Damnably
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From this reading But the Germans seem behaving very badly----” “Damnably,” jerked the Colonel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
gave
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From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
Germans
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From this reading But the Germans seem behaving very badly----” “Damnably,” jerked the Colonel.
going
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From this reading I am going to assume that it is not really very bad news, though to tell you the truth----” “It leaves a loophole for hope, of course.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It will prepare her for possible ill-news,” she said, “and she will have time to pull herself together.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It will prepare her for possible ill-news,” she said, “and she will have time to pull herself together.”
hesitation
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From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
hope
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From this reading I am going to assume that it is not really very bad news, though to tell you the truth----” “It leaves a loophole for hope, of course.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am going to assume that it is not really very bad news, though to tell you the truth----” “It leaves a loophole for hope, of course.
I'll
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From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
ill-news
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From this reading “It will prepare her for possible ill-news,” she said, “and she will have time to pull herself together.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am going to assume that it is not really very bad news, though to tell you the truth----” “It leaves a loophole for hope, of course.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
jerked
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From this reading But the Germans seem behaving very badly----” “Damnably,” jerked the Colonel.
leaves
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From this reading I am going to assume that it is not really very bad news, though to tell you the truth----” “It leaves a loophole for hope, of course.
loopholenounUS /ˈloophole/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am going to assume that it is not really very bad news, though to tell you the truth----” “It leaves a loophole for hope, of course.
Luard
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From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
news
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From this reading I am going to assume that it is not really very bad news, though to tell you the truth----” “It leaves a loophole for hope, of course.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am going to assume that it is not really very bad news, though to tell you the truth----” “It leaves a loophole for hope, of course.
Nurse
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From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am going to assume that it is not really very bad news, though to tell you the truth----” “It leaves a loophole for hope, of course.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
possible
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From this reading “It will prepare her for possible ill-news,” she said, “and she will have time to pull herself together.”
prepare
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From this reading “It will prepare her for possible ill-news,” she said, “and she will have time to pull herself together.”
pull
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From this reading “It will prepare her for possible ill-news,” she said, “and she will have time to pull herself together.”
rang
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From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
really
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From this reading I am going to assume that it is not really very bad news, though to tell you the truth----” “It leaves a loophole for hope, of course.
said
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From this reading “It will prepare her for possible ill-news,” she said, “and she will have time to pull herself together.”
second's
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From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
see
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From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
seem
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From this reading But the Germans seem behaving very badly----” “Damnably,” jerked the Colonel.
send
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From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
supplementing
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From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
thank
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From this reading “Yes,--thank you!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I am going to assume that it is not really very bad news, though to tell you the truth----” “It leaves a loophole for hope, of course.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It will prepare her for possible ill-news,” she said, “and she will have time to pull herself together.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
together
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From this reading “It will prepare her for possible ill-news,” she said, “and she will have time to pull herself together.”
truth
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From this reading I am going to assume that it is not really very bad news, though to tell you the truth----” “It leaves a loophole for hope, of course.
uncle
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From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
very
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From this reading I am going to assume that it is not really very bad news, though to tell you the truth----” “It leaves a loophole for hope, of course.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It will prepare her for possible ill-news,” she said, “and she will have time to pull herself together.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I’ll send for her,” and she rang the bell and gave the order, supplementing it after a second’s hesitation with, “Tell Nurse Luard that her uncle has called to see her.”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,--thank you!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes,--thank you!
