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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 stranger was sitting in the coffee-room with a tumbler and a square bottle of cognac in front of him as the colonel entered.
able
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From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, General,” cried the stranger, “you are come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading O limèd soul, that, struggling to be free, Art more engaged.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The stranger was sitting in the coffee-room with a tumbler and a square bottle of cognac in front of him as the colonel entered.
asking
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From this reading I shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading O limèd soul, that, struggling to be free, Art more engaged.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
bottle
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From this reading The stranger was sitting in the coffee-room with a tumbler and a square bottle of cognac in front of him as the colonel entered.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
coffee-room
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From this reading The stranger was sitting in the coffee-room with a tumbler and a square bottle of cognac in front of him as the colonel entered.
cognac
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From this reading The stranger was sitting in the coffee-room with a tumbler and a square bottle of cognac in front of him as the colonel entered.
Colonel
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From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, General,” cried the stranger, “you are come.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, General,” cried the stranger, “you are come.
engaged
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From this reading O limèd soul, that, struggling to be free, Art more engaged.
entered
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From this reading The stranger was sitting in the coffee-room with a tumbler and a square bottle of cognac in front of him as the colonel entered.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading O limèd soul, that, struggling to be free, Art more engaged.
front
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From this reading The stranger was sitting in the coffee-room with a tumbler and a square bottle of cognac in front of him as the colonel entered.
General
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From this reading “Ah, General,” cried the stranger, “you are come.
Gerald
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From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
Hamlet
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From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The stranger was sitting in the coffee-room with a tumbler and a square bottle of cognac in front of him as the colonel entered.
hotel
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From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
hours
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From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The stranger was sitting in the coffee-room with a tumbler and a square bottle of cognac in front of him as the colonel entered.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
limèd
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From this reading O limèd soul, that, struggling to be free, Art more engaged.
Lord
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From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
more
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From this reading I shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
O
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From this reading O limèd soul, that, struggling to be free, Art more engaged.
occasion
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From this reading I shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return.
pardon
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From this reading I shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
QUITEnounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
recount
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From this reading I shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return.
return
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From this reading I shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return.
sitting
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From this reading The stranger was sitting in the coffee-room with a tumbler and a square bottle of cognac in front of him as the colonel entered.
soul
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From this reading O limèd soul, that, struggling to be free, Art more engaged.
square
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From this reading The stranger was sitting in the coffee-room with a tumbler and a square bottle of cognac in front of him as the colonel entered.
strange
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From this reading I shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return.
stranger
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From this reading The stranger was sitting in the coffee-room with a tumbler and a square bottle of cognac in front of him as the colonel entered.
struggling
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From this reading O limèd soul, that, struggling to be free, Art more engaged.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O limèd soul, that, struggling to be free, Art more engaged.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return.
thereunto
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From this reading I shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return.
three
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From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O limèd soul, that, struggling to be free, Art more engaged.
tumbler
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From this reading The stranger was sitting in the coffee-room with a tumbler and a square bottle of cognac in front of him as the colonel entered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.--_Hamlet._ |QUITE three hours had passed before Colonel Gerald was able to return to the hotel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The stranger was sitting in the coffee-room with a tumbler and a square bottle of cognac in front of him as the colonel entered.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, General,” cried the stranger, “you are come.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return.
