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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After he had spoken that word he remained silent for some time, his head slightly raised, his shoulders bent over the big book.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he repeated “Dora” again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Do you think,” he said, “you could carry one of these volumes as far as Fiddler’s, and ask if he would take it back?”
ask
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From this reading “Do you think,” he said, “you could carry one of these volumes as far as Fiddler’s, and ask if he would take it back?”
back
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From this reading “Do you think,” he said, “you could carry one of these volumes as far as Fiddler’s, and ask if he would take it back?”
bent
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From this reading After he had spoken that word he remained silent for some time, his head slightly raised, his shoulders bent over the big book.
big
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From this reading After he had spoken that word he remained silent for some time, his head slightly raised, his shoulders bent over the big book.
book
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From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
carry
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From this reading “Do you think,” he said, “you could carry one of these volumes as far as Fiddler’s, and ask if he would take it back?”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
convalescence
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From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Do you think,” he said, “you could carry one of these volumes as far as Fiddler’s, and ask if he would take it back?”
days
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From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
dealer
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From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you think,” he said, “you could carry one of these volumes as far as Fiddler’s, and ask if he would take it back?”
Dora
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From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
far
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From this reading “Do you think,” he said, “you could carry one of these volumes as far as Fiddler’s, and ask if he would take it back?”
Fiddler's
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From this reading “Do you think,” he said, “you could carry one of these volumes as far as Fiddler’s, and ask if he would take it back?”
folio
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From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After he had spoken that word he remained silent for some time, his head slightly raised, his shoulders bent over the big book.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After he had spoken that word he remained silent for some time, his head slightly raised, his shoulders bent over the big book.
head
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From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Do you think,” he said, “you could carry one of these volumes as far as Fiddler’s, and ask if he would take it back?”
illness
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From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Do you think,” he said, “you could carry one of these volumes as far as Fiddler’s, and ask if he would take it back?”
large
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From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
Mannering
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From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
Mr
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From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
much
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From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
occupied
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From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
old
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From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Do you think,” he said, “you could carry one of these volumes as far as Fiddler’s, and ask if he would take it back?”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After he had spoken that word he remained silent for some time, his head slightly raised, his shoulders bent over the big book.
raised
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From this reading After he had spoken that word he remained silent for some time, his head slightly raised, his shoulders bent over the big book.
raising
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From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After he had spoken that word he remained silent for some time, his head slightly raised, his shoulders bent over the big book.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he repeated “Dora” again.
said
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From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
shoulders
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From this reading After he had spoken that word he remained silent for some time, his head slightly raised, his shoulders bent over the big book.
silent
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From this reading After he had spoken that word he remained silent for some time, his head slightly raised, his shoulders bent over the big book.
slightly
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From this reading After he had spoken that word he remained silent for some time, his head slightly raised, his shoulders bent over the big book.
slow
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From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
some
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From this reading After he had spoken that word he remained silent for some time, his head slightly raised, his shoulders bent over the big book.
spoken
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From this reading After he had spoken that word he remained silent for some time, his head slightly raised, his shoulders bent over the big book.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think,” he said, “you could carry one of these volumes as far as Fiddler’s, and ask if he would take it back?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After he had spoken that word he remained silent for some time, his head slightly raised, his shoulders bent over the big book.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
Then
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From this reading Then he repeated “Dora” again.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think,” he said, “you could carry one of these volumes as far as Fiddler’s, and ask if he would take it back?”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
volumes
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From this reading “Do you think,” he said, “you could carry one of these volumes as far as Fiddler’s, and ask if he would take it back?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Dora,” said Mr. Mannering, half raising his head from the large folio which had come from the old book dealer during his illness, and which, in these days of his slow convalescence, had occupied much of his time.
word
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From this reading After he had spoken that word he remained silent for some time, his head slightly raised, his shoulders bent over the big book.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Do you think,” he said, “you could carry one of these volumes as far as Fiddler’s, and ask if he would take it back?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you think,” he said, “you could carry one of these volumes as far as Fiddler’s, and ask if he would take it back?”
