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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 IN WHICH FANNY NARRATES HOW HER HUSBAND HAD A FIT, AND WHAT THE DOCTOR THOUGHT OF IT.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH FANNY NARRATES HOW HER HUSBAND HAD A FIT, AND WHAT THE DOCTOR THOUGHT OF IT.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Devlin come down to breakfast, and said, as gay as gay can be, "'I've had a lovely night.'
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Nothing more took place before we got up in the morning.
breakfast
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From this reading Devlin come down to breakfast, and said, as gay as gay can be, "'I've had a lovely night.'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Devlin come down to breakfast, and said, as gay as gay can be, "'I've had a lovely night.'
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Devlin come down to breakfast, and said, as gay as gay can be, "'I've had a lovely night.'
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "'Have you?' said I. I wouldn't have spoke if I could have helped it, but he's got a way of forcing the words out of you.
couldn't
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From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
Devlin
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From this reading Devlin come down to breakfast, and said, as gay as gay can be, "'I've had a lovely night.'
DOCTORnounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH FANNY NARRATES HOW HER HUSBAND HAD A FIT, AND WHAT THE DOCTOR THOUGHT OF IT.
down
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From this reading Devlin come down to breakfast, and said, as gay as gay can be, "'I've had a lovely night.'
excep
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From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
FANNY
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From this reading IN WHICH FANNY NARRATES HOW HER HUSBAND HAD A FIT, AND WHAT THE DOCTOR THOUGHT OF IT.
FIT
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From this reading IN WHICH FANNY NARRATES HOW HER HUSBAND HAD A FIT, AND WHAT THE DOCTOR THOUGHT OF IT.
forcing
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From this reading "'Have you?' said I. I wouldn't have spoke if I could have helped it, but he's got a way of forcing the words out of you.
gay
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From this reading Devlin come down to breakfast, and said, as gay as gay can be, "'I've had a lovely night.'
got
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From this reading "Nothing more took place before we got up in the morning.
groaning
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From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN WHICH FANNY NARRATES HOW HER HUSBAND HAD A FIT, AND WHAT THE DOCTOR THOUGHT OF IT.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'Have you?' said I. I wouldn't have spoke if I could have helped it, but he's got a way of forcing the words out of you.
he's
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From this reading "'Have you?' said I. I wouldn't have spoke if I could have helped it, but he's got a way of forcing the words out of you.
head
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From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
helped
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From this reading "'Have you?' said I. I wouldn't have spoke if I could have helped it, but he's got a way of forcing the words out of you.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH FANNY NARRATES HOW HER HUSBAND HAD A FIT, AND WHAT THE DOCTOR THOUGHT OF IT.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
hisselfnounUS /ˈhisself/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
HOW
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From this reading IN WHICH FANNY NARRATES HOW HER HUSBAND HAD A FIT, AND WHAT THE DOCTOR THOUGHT OF IT.
HUSBAND
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From this reading IN WHICH FANNY NARRATES HOW HER HUSBAND HAD A FIT, AND WHAT THE DOCTOR THOUGHT OF IT.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
I've
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From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "'Have you?' said I. I wouldn't have spoke if I could have helped it, but he's got a way of forcing the words out of you.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH FANNY NARRATES HOW HER HUSBAND HAD A FIT, AND WHAT THE DOCTOR THOUGHT OF IT.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH FANNY NARRATES HOW HER HUSBAND HAD A FIT, AND WHAT THE DOCTOR THOUGHT OF IT.
kept
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From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
Lemon
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From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
lovely
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From this reading Devlin come down to breakfast, and said, as gay as gay can be, "'I've had a lovely night.'
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
more
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From this reading "Nothing more took place before we got up in the morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Nothing more took place before we got up in the morning.
mumblings
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From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
NARRATES
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From this reading IN WHICH FANNY NARRATES HOW HER HUSBAND HAD A FIT, AND WHAT THE DOCTOR THOUGHT OF IT.
night
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From this reading Devlin come down to breakfast, and said, as gay as gay can be, "'I've had a lovely night.'
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing more took place before we got up in the morning.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH FANNY NARRATES HOW HER HUSBAND HAD A FIT, AND WHAT THE DOCTOR THOUGHT OF IT.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
out
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From this reading "'Have you?' said I. I wouldn't have spoke if I could have helped it, but he's got a way of forcing the words out of you.
place
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From this reading "Nothing more took place before we got up in the morning.
said
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From this reading Devlin come down to breakfast, and said, as gay as gay can be, "'I've had a lovely night.'
spoke
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From this reading "'Have you?' said I. I wouldn't have spoke if I could have helped it, but he's got a way of forcing the words out of you.
tail
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From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
talking
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From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH FANNY NARRATES HOW HER HUSBAND HAD A FIT, AND WHAT THE DOCTOR THOUGHT OF IT.
THOUGHTnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH FANNY NARRATES HOW HER HUSBAND HAD A FIT, AND WHAT THE DOCTOR THOUGHT OF IT.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Nothing more took place before we got up in the morning.
torsed
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From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
up
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From this reading "Nothing more took place before we got up in the morning.
usual
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From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
way
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From this reading "'Have you?' said I. I wouldn't have spoke if I could have helped it, but he's got a way of forcing the words out of you.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Nothing more took place before we got up in the morning.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading IN WHICH FANNY NARRATES HOW HER HUSBAND HAD A FIT, AND WHAT THE DOCTOR THOUGHT OF IT.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH FANNY NARRATES HOW HER HUSBAND HAD A FIT, AND WHAT THE DOCTOR THOUGHT OF IT.
words
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From this reading "'Have you?' said I. I wouldn't have spoke if I could have helped it, but he's got a way of forcing the words out of you.
wouldn't
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From this reading "'Have you?' said I. I wouldn't have spoke if I could have helped it, but he's got a way of forcing the words out of you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Lemon torsed about as usual, and kept groaning and talking to hisself, but, excep what I've told you, I couldn't make head or tail of his mumblings.
