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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 I embrace this opportunity of remarking that he washed his clients off, as if he were a surgeon or a dentist.
admission
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From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
called
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From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
cashier
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From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
ceremony
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From this reading “No ceremony,” he stipulated, “and no dinner dress, and say to-morrow.”
clerk
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From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
clients
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From this reading I embrace this opportunity of remarking that he washed his clients off, as if he were a surgeon or a dentist.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
comparing
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From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
dentist
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From this reading I embrace this opportunity of remarking that he washed his clients off, as if he were a surgeon or a dentist.
dinner
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From this reading “No ceremony,” he stipulated, “and no dinner dress, and say to-morrow.”
dress
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From this reading “No ceremony,” he stipulated, “and no dinner dress, and say to-morrow.”
early
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From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
embrace
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From this reading I embrace this opportunity of remarking that he washed his clients off, as if he were a surgeon or a dentist.
establishment
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From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
friends
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From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
gave
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From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
general
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From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
guardian
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From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
guardian's
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From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
home
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From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
I'll
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From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
idea
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From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I embrace this opportunity of remarking that he washed his clients off, as if he were a surgeon or a dentist.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
invitation
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From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
like
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From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
lived
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From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No ceremony,” he stipulated, “and no dinner dress, and say to-morrow.”
objection
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From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
off
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From this reading I embrace this opportunity of remarking that he washed his clients off, as if he were a surgeon or a dentist.
office
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From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
opportunity
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From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I embrace this opportunity of remarking that he washed his clients off, as if he were a surgeon or a dentist.
out
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From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
prepared
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From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
receive
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From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
remarking
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From this reading I embrace this opportunity of remarking that he washed his clients off, as if he were a surgeon or a dentist.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
room
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From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
say
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From this reading “No ceremony,” he stipulated, “and no dinner dress, and say to-morrow.”
scented
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From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
soap
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From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
stipulated
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From this reading “No ceremony,” he stipulated, “and no dinner dress, and say to-morrow.”
surgeon
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From this reading I embrace this opportunity of remarking that he washed his clients off, as if he were a surgeon or a dentist.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I embrace this opportunity of remarking that he washed his clients off, as if he were a surgeon or a dentist.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
to-morrow
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From this reading “No ceremony,” he stipulated, “and no dinner dress, and say to-morrow.”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
Walworth
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From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
washed
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From this reading I embrace this opportunity of remarking that he washed his clients off, as if he were a surgeon or a dentist.
washing
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From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
Wemmick
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From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I embrace this opportunity of remarking that he washed his clients off, as if he were a surgeon or a dentist.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My guardian was in his room, washing his hands with his scented soap, when I went into the office from Walworth; and he called me to him, and gave me the invitation for myself and friends which Wemmick had prepared me to receive.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I asked him where we should come to (for I had no idea where he lived), and I believe it was in his general objection to make anything like an admission, that he replied, “Come here, and I’ll take you home with me.”
