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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 “What!” he demanded, in a high, hoarse key, “have you forgotten Lucknow?--and Jim Ramsay of the Seventh?
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wynyard glanced at him and again shook his head.
amazing
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From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
anxious
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From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
belief
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From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
best
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From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
came
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From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
chauffeur
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From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
demanded
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From this reading “What!” he demanded, in a high, hoarse key, “have you forgotten Lucknow?--and Jim Ramsay of the Seventh?
emotion
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From this reading The man’s worn face worked with violent emotion--which he vainly struggled to subdue.
eyes
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From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
face
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From this reading The man’s worn face worked with violent emotion--which he vainly struggled to subdue.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “What!” he demanded, in a high, hoarse key, “have you forgotten Lucknow?--and Jim Ramsay of the Seventh?
gazing
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From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
glanced
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From this reading Wynyard glanced at him and again shook his head.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What!” he demanded, in a high, hoarse key, “have you forgotten Lucknow?--and Jim Ramsay of the Seventh?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man’s worn face worked with violent emotion--which he vainly struggled to subdue.
head
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From this reading Wynyard glanced at him and again shook his head.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
high
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From this reading “What!” he demanded, in a high, hoarse key, “have you forgotten Lucknow?--and Jim Ramsay of the Seventh?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wynyard glanced at him and again shook his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
hoarse
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From this reading “What!” he demanded, in a high, hoarse key, “have you forgotten Lucknow?--and Jim Ramsay of the Seventh?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
I've
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From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
Impossible
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From this reading Impossible!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What!” he demanded, in a high, hoarse key, “have you forgotten Lucknow?--and Jim Ramsay of the Seventh?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
Jim
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From this reading “What!” he demanded, in a high, hoarse key, “have you forgotten Lucknow?--and Jim Ramsay of the Seventh?
KESTERS
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From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
key
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From this reading “What!” he demanded, in a high, hoarse key, “have you forgotten Lucknow?--and Jim Ramsay of the Seventh?
LADY
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From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
Lucknow
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From this reading “What!” he demanded, in a high, hoarse key, “have you forgotten Lucknow?--and Jim Ramsay of the Seventh?
man's
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From this reading The man’s worn face worked with violent emotion--which he vainly struggled to subdue.
MISGIVINGS
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From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
own
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From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
Ramsay
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From this reading “What!” he demanded, in a high, hoarse key, “have you forgotten Lucknow?--and Jim Ramsay of the Seventh?
seen
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From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
Seventh
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From this reading “What!” he demanded, in a high, hoarse key, “have you forgotten Lucknow?--and Jim Ramsay of the Seventh?
shook
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From this reading Wynyard glanced at him and again shook his head.
started
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From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
struggled
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From this reading The man’s worn face worked with violent emotion--which he vainly struggled to subdue.
subdue
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From this reading The man’s worn face worked with violent emotion--which he vainly struggled to subdue.
sunken
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From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
up
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From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
vainly
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From this reading The man’s worn face worked with violent emotion--which he vainly struggled to subdue.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The man’s worn face worked with violent emotion--which he vainly struggled to subdue.
violently
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From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What!” he demanded, in a high, hoarse key, “have you forgotten Lucknow?--and Jim Ramsay of the Seventh?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The man’s worn face worked with violent emotion--which he vainly struggled to subdue.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man’s worn face worked with violent emotion--which he vainly struggled to subdue.
worked
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From this reading The man’s worn face worked with violent emotion--which he vainly struggled to subdue.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The man’s worn face worked with violent emotion--which he vainly struggled to subdue.
Wynyard
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From this reading Wynyard glanced at him and again shook his head.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LADY KESTERS HAS MISGIVINGS At this amazing question the chauffeur started violently, looked up into the anxious, sunken eyes gazing into his own, and answered-- “No, to the best of my belief, I’ve never seen you before--never till I came here.”
