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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 And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
all
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From this reading He asked for his letters as if these were all that he was thinking of.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
arranged
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From this reading And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He asked for his letters as if these were all that he was thinking of.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked for his letters as if these were all that he was thinking of.
aware
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From this reading And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Meanwhile Sir William Markham had been strangely employed.
Brown
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From this reading He asked for them, which was unnecessary, and looked so full of business and importance, that Brown found “a screw loose” in his master too.
brushed
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From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
business
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From this reading He asked for them, which was unnecessary, and looked so full of business and importance, that Brown found “a screw loose” in his master too.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
came
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From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
carefully
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From this reading And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
dust
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From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
employed
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From this reading Meanwhile Sir William Markham had been strangely employed.
errand
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From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He asked for his letters as if these were all that he was thinking of.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked for them, which was unnecessary, and looked so full of business and importance, that Brown found “a screw loose” in his master too.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
full
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From this reading He asked for them, which was unnecessary, and looked so full of business and importance, that Brown found “a screw loose” in his master too.
get
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From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
got
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From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meanwhile Sir William Markham had been strangely employed.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
home
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From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
house
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From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He asked for his letters as if these were all that he was thinking of.
importance
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From this reading And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
issues
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From this reading And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
knew
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From this reading And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
letters
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From this reading He asked for his letters as if these were all that he was thinking of.
library
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From this reading And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked for them, which was unnecessary, and looked so full of business and importance, that Brown found “a screw loose” in his master too.
loose
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From this reading He asked for them, which was unnecessary, and looked so full of business and importance, that Brown found “a screw loose” in his master too.
Markham
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From this reading Meanwhile Sir William Markham had been strangely employed.
master
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From this reading He asked for them, which was unnecessary, and looked so full of business and importance, that Brown found “a screw loose” in his master too.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Sir William Markham had been strangely employed.
momentous
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From this reading And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
more
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From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
neglect
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From this reading And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
particular
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From this reading And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
screw
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From this reading He asked for them, which was unnecessary, and looked so full of business and importance, that Brown found “a screw loose” in his master too.
Sir
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From this reading Meanwhile Sir William Markham had been strangely employed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He asked for them, which was unnecessary, and looked so full of business and importance, that Brown found “a screw loose” in his master too.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Sir William Markham had been strangely employed.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
table
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From this reading And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He asked for them, which was unnecessary, and looked so full of business and importance, that Brown found “a screw loose” in his master too.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He asked for his letters as if these were all that he was thinking of.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked for his letters as if these were all that he was thinking of.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
too
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From this reading He asked for them, which was unnecessary, and looked so full of business and importance, that Brown found “a screw loose” in his master too.
unnecessary
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From this reading He asked for them, which was unnecessary, and looked so full of business and importance, that Brown found “a screw loose” in his master too.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He asked for his letters as if these were all that he was thinking of.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He asked for his letters as if these were all that he was thinking of.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He came home to get himself brushed free of the dust of his journey; but when he got to the house he thought of that errand no more.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
William
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From this reading Meanwhile Sir William Markham had been strangely employed.
William's
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From this reading And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you may suppose that in a house which knew the importance of letters, and was aware of all the momentous issues of neglect in that particular, Sir William’s letters were carefully arranged on the table in the library.
