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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 The servant bowed, and stepping forward down the hall, opened the door of a small and cosy room heavily hung with crimson curtains.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No,” returned Mr. Gryce; “show us into some room where we can be comfortable and we will wait till he has finished.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I will let him know that you are here,” said he, and vanished towards the dining-room.
arm-chairs
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From this reading “I doubt if Mr. Blake will enjoy the latter half of his bill of fare as much as the first,” said I, drawing up one of the luxurious arm-chairs to the side of my principal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I doubt if Mr. Blake will enjoy the latter half of his bill of fare as much as the first,” said I, drawing up one of the luxurious arm-chairs to the side of my principal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Mr. Blake is at dinner, sir, with company, but I will call him if you say so.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “No,” returned Mr. Gryce; “show us into some room where we can be comfortable and we will wait till he has finished.”
bill
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From this reading “I doubt if Mr. Blake will enjoy the latter half of his bill of fare as much as the first,” said I, drawing up one of the luxurious arm-chairs to the side of my principal.
Blake
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From this reading “Mr. Blake is at dinner, sir, with company, but I will call him if you say so.”
bowed
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From this reading The servant bowed, and stepping forward down the hall, opened the door of a small and cosy room heavily hung with crimson curtains.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Mr. Blake is at dinner, sir, with company, but I will call him if you say so.”
call
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From this reading “Mr. Blake is at dinner, sir, with company, but I will call him if you say so.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “No,” returned Mr. Gryce; “show us into some room where we can be comfortable and we will wait till he has finished.”
comfortable
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From this reading “No,” returned Mr. Gryce; “show us into some room where we can be comfortable and we will wait till he has finished.”
company
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From this reading “Mr. Blake is at dinner, sir, with company, but I will call him if you say so.”
cosy
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From this reading The servant bowed, and stepping forward down the hall, opened the door of a small and cosy room heavily hung with crimson curtains.
crimson
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From this reading The servant bowed, and stepping forward down the hall, opened the door of a small and cosy room heavily hung with crimson curtains.
curtains
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From this reading The servant bowed, and stepping forward down the hall, opened the door of a small and cosy room heavily hung with crimson curtains.
dining-room
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From this reading “I will let him know that you are here,” said he, and vanished towards the dining-room.
dinner
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From this reading “Mr. Blake is at dinner, sir, with company, but I will call him if you say so.”
door
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From this reading The servant bowed, and stepping forward down the hall, opened the door of a small and cosy room heavily hung with crimson curtains.
doubt
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From this reading “I doubt if Mr. Blake will enjoy the latter half of his bill of fare as much as the first,” said I, drawing up one of the luxurious arm-chairs to the side of my principal.
down
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From this reading The servant bowed, and stepping forward down the hall, opened the door of a small and cosy room heavily hung with crimson curtains.
drawing
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From this reading “I doubt if Mr. Blake will enjoy the latter half of his bill of fare as much as the first,” said I, drawing up one of the luxurious arm-chairs to the side of my principal.
enjoy
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From this reading “I doubt if Mr. Blake will enjoy the latter half of his bill of fare as much as the first,” said I, drawing up one of the luxurious arm-chairs to the side of my principal.
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading “I doubt if Mr. Blake will enjoy the latter half of his bill of fare as much as the first,” said I, drawing up one of the luxurious arm-chairs to the side of my principal.
finished
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From this reading “No,” returned Mr. Gryce; “show us into some room where we can be comfortable and we will wait till he has finished.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I doubt if Mr. Blake will enjoy the latter half of his bill of fare as much as the first,” said I, drawing up one of the luxurious arm-chairs to the side of my principal.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servant bowed, and stepping forward down the hall, opened the door of a small and cosy room heavily hung with crimson curtains.
Gryce
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From this reading “No,” returned Mr. Gryce; “show us into some room where we can be comfortable and we will wait till he has finished.”
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I doubt if Mr. Blake will enjoy the latter half of his bill of fare as much as the first,” said I, drawing up one of the luxurious arm-chairs to the side of my principal.
hall
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From this reading The servant bowed, and stepping forward down the hall, opened the door of a small and cosy room heavily hung with crimson curtains.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No,” returned Mr. Gryce; “show us into some room where we can be comfortable and we will wait till he has finished.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No,” returned Mr. Gryce; “show us into some room where we can be comfortable and we will wait till he has finished.”
heavily
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From this reading The servant bowed, and stepping forward down the hall, opened the door of a small and cosy room heavily hung with crimson curtains.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will let him know that you are here,” said he, and vanished towards the dining-room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mr. Blake is at dinner, sir, with company, but I will call him if you say so.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I doubt if Mr. Blake will enjoy the latter half of his bill of fare as much as the first,” said I, drawing up one of the luxurious arm-chairs to the side of my principal.
hung
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From this reading The servant bowed, and stepping forward down the hall, opened the door of a small and cosy room heavily hung with crimson curtains.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mr. Blake is at dinner, sir, with company, but I will call him if you say so.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Mr. Blake is at dinner, sir, with company, but I will call him if you say so.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “No,” returned Mr. Gryce; “show us into some room where we can be comfortable and we will wait till he has finished.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mr. Blake is at dinner, sir, with company, but I will call him if you say so.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will let him know that you are here,” said he, and vanished towards the dining-room.
latter
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From this reading “I doubt if Mr. Blake will enjoy the latter half of his bill of fare as much as the first,” said I, drawing up one of the luxurious arm-chairs to the side of my principal.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I will let him know that you are here,” said he, and vanished towards the dining-room.
luxurious
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From this reading “I doubt if Mr. Blake will enjoy the latter half of his bill of fare as much as the first,” said I, drawing up one of the luxurious arm-chairs to the side of my principal.
Mr
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From this reading “Mr. Blake is at dinner, sir, with company, but I will call him if you say so.”
much
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From this reading “I doubt if Mr. Blake will enjoy the latter half of his bill of fare as much as the first,” said I, drawing up one of the luxurious arm-chairs to the side of my principal.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I doubt if Mr. Blake will enjoy the latter half of his bill of fare as much as the first,” said I, drawing up one of the luxurious arm-chairs to the side of my principal.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” returned Mr. Gryce; “show us into some room where we can be comfortable and we will wait till he has finished.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The servant bowed, and stepping forward down the hall, opened the door of a small and cosy room heavily hung with crimson curtains.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I doubt if Mr. Blake will enjoy the latter half of his bill of fare as much as the first,” said I, drawing up one of the luxurious arm-chairs to the side of my principal.
opened
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From this reading The servant bowed, and stepping forward down the hall, opened the door of a small and cosy room heavily hung with crimson curtains.
principal
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From this reading “I doubt if Mr. Blake will enjoy the latter half of his bill of fare as much as the first,” said I, drawing up one of the luxurious arm-chairs to the side of my principal.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No,” returned Mr. Gryce; “show us into some room where we can be comfortable and we will wait till he has finished.”
room
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From this reading “No,” returned Mr. Gryce; “show us into some room where we can be comfortable and we will wait till he has finished.”
said
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From this reading “I will let him know that you are here,” said he, and vanished towards the dining-room.
say
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From this reading “Mr. Blake is at dinner, sir, with company, but I will call him if you say so.”
servant
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From this reading The servant bowed, and stepping forward down the hall, opened the door of a small and cosy room heavily hung with crimson curtains.
show
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From this reading “No,” returned Mr. Gryce; “show us into some room where we can be comfortable and we will wait till he has finished.”
side
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From this reading “I doubt if Mr. Blake will enjoy the latter half of his bill of fare as much as the first,” said I, drawing up one of the luxurious arm-chairs to the side of my principal.
sir
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From this reading “Mr. Blake is at dinner, sir, with company, but I will call him if you say so.”
small
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From this reading The servant bowed, and stepping forward down the hall, opened the door of a small and cosy room heavily hung with crimson curtains.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Mr. Blake is at dinner, sir, with company, but I will call him if you say so.”
some
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From this reading “No,” returned Mr. Gryce; “show us into some room where we can be comfortable and we will wait till he has finished.”
stepping
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From this reading The servant bowed, and stepping forward down the hall, opened the door of a small and cosy room heavily hung with crimson curtains.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I will let him know that you are here,” said he, and vanished towards the dining-room.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The servant bowed, and stepping forward down the hall, opened the door of a small and cosy room heavily hung with crimson curtains.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “No,” returned Mr. Gryce; “show us into some room where we can be comfortable and we will wait till he has finished.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I doubt if Mr. Blake will enjoy the latter half of his bill of fare as much as the first,” said I, drawing up one of the luxurious arm-chairs to the side of my principal.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “I will let him know that you are here,” said he, and vanished towards the dining-room.
up
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From this reading “I doubt if Mr. Blake will enjoy the latter half of his bill of fare as much as the first,” said I, drawing up one of the luxurious arm-chairs to the side of my principal.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No,” returned Mr. Gryce; “show us into some room where we can be comfortable and we will wait till he has finished.”
vanished
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From this reading “I will let him know that you are here,” said he, and vanished towards the dining-room.
wait
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From this reading “No,” returned Mr. Gryce; “show us into some room where we can be comfortable and we will wait till he has finished.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “No,” returned Mr. Gryce; “show us into some room where we can be comfortable and we will wait till he has finished.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “No,” returned Mr. Gryce; “show us into some room where we can be comfortable and we will wait till he has finished.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Mr. Blake is at dinner, sir, with company, but I will call him if you say so.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Mr. Blake is at dinner, sir, with company, but I will call him if you say so.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mr. Blake is at dinner, sir, with company, but I will call him if you say so.”
