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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 MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
accompanied
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
appeared
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He is in want of a job--you are in want of a chauffeur--and here you are!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Masham, this is my old chum Wynyard; we were in the same house at Eton.
back
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From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
black
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brick-coloured
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bullet-headed
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ten minutes later, he appeared accompanied by a clean-shaven, bullet-headed little man--with a brick-coloured complexion, sleek black hair, a pair of small, piercing grey eyes, and the shoulders of a Hercules.
celebrated
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From this reading “Wynyard, let me introduce you to Masham, the celebrated motorist.
chauffeur
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From this reading He is in want of a job--you are in want of a chauffeur--and here you are!”
chum
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From this reading Masham, this is my old chum Wynyard; we were in the same house at Eton.
clean-shaven
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From this reading Ten minutes later, he appeared accompanied by a clean-shaven, bullet-headed little man--with a brick-coloured complexion, sleek black hair, a pair of small, piercing grey eyes, and the shoulders of a Hercules.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
complexion
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Eton
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eyes
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friend
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From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
go
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From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
grey
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hair
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
Hercules
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From this reading Ten minutes later, he appeared accompanied by a clean-shaven, bullet-headed little man--with a brick-coloured complexion, sleek black hair, a pair of small, piercing grey eyes, and the shoulders of a Hercules.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
house
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From this reading Masham, this is my old chum Wynyard; we were in the same house at Eton.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
I'll
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From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Masham, this is my old chum Wynyard; we were in the same house at Eton.
introduce
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From this reading “Wynyard, let me introduce you to Masham, the celebrated motorist.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Masham, this is my old chum Wynyard; we were in the same house at Eton.
jaw
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From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
job
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From this reading He is in want of a job--you are in want of a chauffeur--and here you are!”
later
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From this reading Ten minutes later, he appeared accompanied by a clean-shaven, bullet-headed little man--with a brick-coloured complexion, sleek black hair, a pair of small, piercing grey eyes, and the shoulders of a Hercules.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Wynyard, let me introduce you to Masham, the celebrated motorist.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ten minutes later, he appeared accompanied by a clean-shaven, bullet-headed little man--with a brick-coloured complexion, sleek black hair, a pair of small, piercing grey eyes, and the shoulders of a Hercules.
man
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MASHAM
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From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Wynyard, let me introduce you to Masham, the celebrated motorist.
minutes
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MOTORIST
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From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Masham, this is my old chum Wynyard; we were in the same house at Eton.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ten minutes later, he appeared accompanied by a clean-shaven, bullet-headed little man--with a brick-coloured complexion, sleek black hair, a pair of small, piercing grey eyes, and the shoulders of a Hercules.
old
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From this reading Masham, this is my old chum Wynyard; we were in the same house at Eton.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
pair
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piercing
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rising
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From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
said
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From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Masham, this is my old chum Wynyard; we were in the same house at Eton.
shoulders
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From this reading Ten minutes later, he appeared accompanied by a clean-shaven, bullet-headed little man--with a brick-coloured complexion, sleek black hair, a pair of small, piercing grey eyes, and the shoulders of a Hercules.
sleek
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small
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spoke
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From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
stay
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From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
Ten
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Masham, this is my old chum Wynyard; we were in the same house at Eton.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Wynyard, let me introduce you to Masham, the celebrated motorist.
want
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From this reading He is in want of a job--you are in want of a chauffeur--and here you are!”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Masham, this is my old chum Wynyard; we were in the same house at Eton.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Masham, this is my old chum Wynyard; we were in the same house at Eton.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
Wynyard
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From this reading “Wynyard, let me introduce you to Masham, the celebrated motorist.
Wynyard's
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From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MASHAM--THE MOTORIST “I’ll go over and have a jaw with him; you stay here till I come back,” said Wynyard’s friend, rising as he spoke.
