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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 SINFUL WASTE OF A PENNY STAMP Ten minutes passed.
able
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From this reading "One thing," he mused,--"I shall be able to go abroad again now.
abroad
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From this reading "One thing," he mused,--"I shall be able to go abroad again now.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One thing," he mused,--"I shall be able to go abroad again now.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
back
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From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "One thing," he mused,--"I shall be able to go abroad again now.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading No more of this--" There was the faintest perceptible rustle behind him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
corner
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From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
door
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From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
exactly
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From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
faintest
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From this reading No more of this--" There was the faintest perceptible rustle behind him.
far
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From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
feet
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From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
frame
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From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
French
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From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
game
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From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
gazed
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From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
go
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From this reading "One thing," he mused,--"I shall be able to go abroad again now.
guardian's
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From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
Haliburton
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From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "One thing," he mused,--"I shall be able to go abroad again now.
heavily
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From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
hide-and-seek
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From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
Hughie
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From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "One thing," he mused,--"I shall be able to go abroad again now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
inviting
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From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
Joan
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From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
late
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From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
leaning
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From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
listlessly
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From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
minutes
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From this reading SINFUL WASTE OF A PENNY STAMP Ten minutes passed.
more
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From this reading No more of this--" There was the faintest perceptible rustle behind him.
mused
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From this reading "One thing," he mused,--"I shall be able to go abroad again now.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No more of this--" There was the faintest perceptible rustle behind him.
now
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From this reading "One thing," he mused,--"I shall be able to go abroad again now.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SINFUL WASTE OF A PENNY STAMP Ten minutes passed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One thing," he mused,--"I shall be able to go abroad again now.
out
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From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SINFUL WASTE OF A PENNY STAMP Ten minutes passed.
PENNY
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From this reading SINFUL WASTE OF A PENNY STAMP Ten minutes passed.
perceptible
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From this reading No more of this--" There was the faintest perceptible rustle behind him.
posing
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From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
quietly
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From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
recently-departed
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From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
rustle
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From this reading No more of this--" There was the faintest perceptible rustle behind him.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "One thing," he mused,--"I shall be able to go abroad again now.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
shut
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From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
side
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From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
SINFUL
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From this reading SINFUL WASTE OF A PENNY STAMP Ten minutes passed.
sitting
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From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
squirrel
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From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
STAMP
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From this reading SINFUL WASTE OF A PENNY STAMP Ten minutes passed.
surveying
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From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
swinging
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From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
Ten
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From this reading SINFUL WASTE OF A PENNY STAMP Ten minutes passed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
There
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From this reading No more of this--" There was the faintest perceptible rustle behind him.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One thing," he mused,--"I shall be able to go abroad again now.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No more of this--" There was the faintest perceptible rustle behind him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
tree-trunk
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From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
very
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From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
WASTEnounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading SINFUL WASTE OF A PENNY STAMP Ten minutes passed.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
window
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From this reading Hughie, leaning heavily against the frame of the French window, gazed listlessly out at a squirrel which was inviting him to a game of hide-and-seek from the far side of a tree-trunk.
writing-table
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From this reading Joan must have come in very quietly, for the door was shut and she was sitting on the corner of the writing-table,--exactly where the recently-departed Haliburton had been posing,--swinging her feet and surveying her late guardian's back.
