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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 Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
Abbott
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From this reading "All I can tell you, Mrs. Abbott, is that if Jimmie does come to-night, I've got to pay him a thousand bones--dollars, I mean.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now you come, and you appear to know something about it, but I cannot get a word out of you!"
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
affair
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From this reading "I must say, John, that I think the whole affair, whatever it may be, is highly reprehensible.
All
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From this reading "All I can tell you, Mrs. Abbott, is that if Jimmie does come to-night, I've got to pay him a thousand bones--dollars, I mean.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
appear
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From this reading Now you come, and you appear to know something about it, but I cannot get a word out of you!"
aristocratically
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From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I must say, John, that I think the whole affair, whatever it may be, is highly reprehensible.
bones
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From this reading "All I can tell you, Mrs. Abbott, is that if Jimmie does come to-night, I've got to pay him a thousand bones--dollars, I mean.
broke
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now you come, and you appear to know something about it, but I cannot get a word out of you!"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "All I can tell you, Mrs. Abbott, is that if Jimmie does come to-night, I've got to pay him a thousand bones--dollars, I mean.
Canada
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
cannot
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From this reading Now you come, and you appear to know something about it, but I cannot get a word out of you!"
cautiously
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now you come, and you appear to know something about it, but I cannot get a word out of you!"
denoted
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From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "All I can tell you, Mrs. Abbott, is that if Jimmie does come to-night, I've got to pay him a thousand bones--dollars, I mean.
dollars
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From this reading "All I can tell you, Mrs. Abbott, is that if Jimmie does come to-night, I've got to pay him a thousand bones--dollars, I mean.
drawing-room
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elderly
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emotion
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evening
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
exclusive
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extraordinary
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
fishing
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
floor
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From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
get
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From this reading Now you come, and you appear to know something about it, but I cannot get a word out of you!"
glancing
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
got
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From this reading "All I can tell you, Mrs. Abbott, is that if Jimmie does come to-night, I've got to pay him a thousand bones--dollars, I mean.
gray
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From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
hair
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hall
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
high
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From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
highly
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From this reading "I must say, John, that I think the whole affair, whatever it may be, is highly reprehensible.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "All I can tell you, Mrs. Abbott, is that if Jimmie does come to-night, I've got to pay him a thousand bones--dollars, I mean.
hours
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house
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must say, John, that I think the whole affair, whatever it may be, is highly reprehensible.
I've
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From this reading "All I can tell you, Mrs. Abbott, is that if Jimmie does come to-night, I've got to pay him a thousand bones--dollars, I mean.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "All I can tell you, Mrs. Abbott, is that if Jimmie does come to-night, I've got to pay him a thousand bones--dollars, I mean.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I must say, John, that I think the whole affair, whatever it may be, is highly reprehensible.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I must say, John, that I think the whole affair, whatever it may be, is highly reprehensible.
James
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
Jimmie
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From this reading "All I can tell you, Mrs. Abbott, is that if Jimmie does come to-night, I've got to pay him a thousand bones--dollars, I mean.
John
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From this reading "I must say, John, that I think the whole affair, whatever it may be, is highly reprehensible.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now you come, and you appear to know something about it, but I cannot get a word out of you!"
lady
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From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
later
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From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I must say, John, that I think the whole affair, whatever it may be, is highly reprehensible.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
mean
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From this reading "All I can tell you, Mrs. Abbott, is that if Jimmie does come to-night, I've got to pay him a thousand bones--dollars, I mean.
message
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
most
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
Mrs
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From this reading "All I can tell you, Mrs. Abbott, is that if Jimmie does come to-night, I've got to pay him a thousand bones--dollars, I mean.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must say, John, that I think the whole affair, whatever it may be, is highly reprehensible.
near
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
nose
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From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
Now
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From this reading Now you come, and you appear to know something about it, but I cannot get a word out of you!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
off
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
out
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From this reading Now you come, and you appear to know something about it, but I cannot get a word out of you!"
paced
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From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
pay
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From this reading "All I can tell you, Mrs. Abbott, is that if Jimmie does come to-night, I've got to pay him a thousand bones--dollars, I mean.
proudly
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From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
reprehensible
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From this reading "I must say, John, that I think the whole affair, whatever it may be, is highly reprehensible.
room
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
said
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
say
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From this reading "I must say, John, that I think the whole affair, whatever it may be, is highly reprehensible.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
some
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
somewhere
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
strong
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supposed
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
telephoned
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I must say, John, that I think the whole affair, whatever it may be, is highly reprehensible.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
thousand
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From this reading "All I can tell you, Mrs. Abbott, is that if Jimmie does come to-night, I've got to pay him a thousand bones--dollars, I mean.
Three
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From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
to-night
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From this reading "All I can tell you, Mrs. Abbott, is that if Jimmie does come to-night, I've got to pay him a thousand bones--dollars, I mean.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
town
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
Trail
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From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
trip
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
up
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From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
vigor
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From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "I must say, John, that I think the whole affair, whatever it may be, is highly reprehensible.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
whole
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From this reading "I must say, John, that I think the whole affair, whatever it may be, is highly reprehensible.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Long, Long Trail Three hours later, in that same proudly exclusive house, an elderly lady with gray hair and an aristocratically high, thin nose paced the floor of her drawing-room with a vigor which denoted some strong emotion.
word
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From this reading Now you come, and you appear to know something about it, but I cannot get a word out of you!"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I supposed James to be up in Canada on a fishing trip when he telephoned me this morning from somewhere near town with a--a most extraordinary message----" She broke off, glancing cautiously toward a room across the hall, and added: "He said he had something to tell me, and he would be here this evening.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now you come, and you appear to know something about it, but I cannot get a word out of you!"
