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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
all
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From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
always
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From this reading But, you see, she was always so prim, and clean, and neat, and respectable."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, you see, she was always so prim, and clean, and neat, and respectable."
clean
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From this reading But, you see, she was always so prim, and clean, and neat, and respectable."
clicking
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
Dark
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From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
emptying
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
faltered
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From this reading "_She_ was--_she_ was gone?" faltered Tim.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
go
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
gone
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
hardly
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
I'd
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
just
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
key
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
like
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
lock
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
missing
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From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
money
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From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
Mrs
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
neat
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From this reading But, you see, she was always so prim, and clean, and neat, and respectable."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
off
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
only
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
out
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
poor-boxes
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
prim
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From this reading But, you see, she was always so prim, and clean, and neat, and respectable."
Purkis
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
puzzled
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From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
respectable
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From this reading But, you see, she was always so prim, and clean, and neat, and respectable."
said
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From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
see
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From this reading But, you see, she was always so prim, and clean, and neat, and respectable."
seen
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
settled
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From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
sir
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
steal
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
swear
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
then
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
Tim
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From this reading "_She_ was--_she_ was gone?" faltered Tim.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, sir; she was.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
