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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 When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
afraid
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From this reading He did not know whether he was afraid that she would or would not come.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all this was done he sat down by the fire again, and gave Marcia a quarter of an hour longer in which to return.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
all
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From this reading After all this was done he sat down by the fire again, and gave Marcia a quarter of an hour longer in which to return.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After all this was done he sat down by the fire again, and gave Marcia a quarter of an hour longer in which to return.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
bag
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From this reading Then he went over the papers in his secretary; he burnt some of them, and put others into his bag.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
burnt
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From this reading Then he went over the papers in his secretary; he burnt some of them, and put others into his bag.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when the time ended, he took up his bag and went out of the house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After all this was done he sat down by the fire again, and gave Marcia a quarter of an hour longer in which to return.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know whether he was afraid that she would or would not come.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not know whether he was afraid that she would or would not come.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all this was done he sat down by the fire again, and gave Marcia a quarter of an hour longer in which to return.
down
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From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
ended
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From this reading But when the time ended, he took up his bag and went out of the house.
finished
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From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
fire
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From this reading After all this was done he sat down by the fire again, and gave Marcia a quarter of an hour longer in which to return.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
gave
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From this reading After all this was done he sat down by the fire again, and gave Marcia a quarter of an hour longer in which to return.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he went over the papers in his secretary; he burnt some of them, and put others into his bag.
hour
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From this reading After all this was done he sat down by the fire again, and gave Marcia a quarter of an hour longer in which to return.
house
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From this reading But when the time ended, he took up his bag and went out of the house.
hungry
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From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he went over the papers in his secretary; he burnt some of them, and put others into his bag.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he went over the papers in his secretary; he burnt some of them, and put others into his bag.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know whether he was afraid that she would or would not come.
longer
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From this reading After all this was done he sat down by the fire again, and gave Marcia a quarter of an hour longer in which to return.
made
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From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
Marcia
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From this reading After all this was done he sat down by the fire again, and gave Marcia a quarter of an hour longer in which to return.
meal
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From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not know whether he was afraid that she would or would not come.
now
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From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He did not know whether he was afraid that she would or would not come.
others
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From this reading Then he went over the papers in his secretary; he burnt some of them, and put others into his bag.
out
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From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then he went over the papers in his secretary; he burnt some of them, and put others into his bag.
papers
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From this reading Then he went over the papers in his secretary; he burnt some of them, and put others into his bag.
put
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From this reading Then he went over the papers in his secretary; he burnt some of them, and put others into his bag.
quarter
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From this reading After all this was done he sat down by the fire again, and gave Marcia a quarter of an hour longer in which to return.
return
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From this reading After all this was done he sat down by the fire again, and gave Marcia a quarter of an hour longer in which to return.
sat
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From this reading After all this was done he sat down by the fire again, and gave Marcia a quarter of an hour longer in which to return.
secretary
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From this reading Then he went over the papers in his secretary; he burnt some of them, and put others into his bag.
set
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From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not know whether he was afraid that she would or would not come.
some
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From this reading Then he went over the papers in his secretary; he burnt some of them, and put others into his bag.
stairs
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From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
tea-table
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From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not know whether he was afraid that she would or would not come.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then he went over the papers in his secretary; he burnt some of them, and put others into his bag.
Then
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From this reading Then he went over the papers in his secretary; he burnt some of them, and put others into his bag.
things
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From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when the time ended, he took up his bag and went out of the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After all this was done he sat down by the fire again, and gave Marcia a quarter of an hour longer in which to return.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when the time ended, he took up his bag and went out of the house.
up
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From this reading But when the time ended, he took up his bag and went out of the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When this was finished, he went down stairs again and being now strangely hungry he made a meal of such things as he found set out on the tea-table.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He did not know whether he was afraid that she would or would not come.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After all this was done he sat down by the fire again, and gave Marcia a quarter of an hour longer in which to return.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He did not know whether he was afraid that she would or would not come.
