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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 “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we were alone I gave Mr. Crofton’s claret my benign countenance till he was ready to go with me to the drawing-room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
any
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From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
anywhere
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Who are we to have, Clare?--let us hear.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
benign
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From this reading When we were alone I gave Mr. Crofton’s claret my benign countenance till he was ready to go with me to the drawing-room.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
boy
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
children
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
Clare
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From this reading “Who are we to have, Clare?--let us hear.
claret
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From this reading When we were alone I gave Mr. Crofton’s claret my benign countenance till he was ready to go with me to the drawing-room.
contempt
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
countenance
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From this reading When we were alone I gave Mr. Crofton’s claret my benign countenance till he was ready to go with me to the drawing-room.
crimson
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From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
Crofton's
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From this reading When we were alone I gave Mr. Crofton’s claret my benign countenance till he was ready to go with me to the drawing-room.
Derwent
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From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
Derwie
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
dining-room
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From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
dinner
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From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
don't
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From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
down
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From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
drawing-room
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From this reading When we were alone I gave Mr. Crofton’s claret my benign countenance till he was ready to go with me to the drawing-room.
eh
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From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
enough
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From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
especially
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From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
fire
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From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
gave
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From this reading When we were alone I gave Mr. Crofton’s claret my benign countenance till he was ready to go with me to the drawing-room.
genial
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From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
give
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From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
go
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From this reading When we were alone I gave Mr. Crofton’s claret my benign countenance till he was ready to go with me to the drawing-room.
grey
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
guests
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From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Who are we to have, Clare?--let us hear.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When we were alone I gave Mr. Crofton’s claret my benign countenance till he was ready to go with me to the drawing-room.
he's
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who are we to have, Clare?--let us hear.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
horse
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
hour
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From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When we were alone I gave Mr. Crofton’s claret my benign countenance till he was ready to go with me to the drawing-room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
knotty
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From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
law-making
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From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Who are we to have, Clare?--let us hear.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
lot
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When we were alone I gave Mr. Crofton’s claret my benign countenance till he was ready to go with me to the drawing-room.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
Mr
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From this reading When we were alone I gave Mr. Crofton’s claret my benign countenance till he was ready to go with me to the drawing-room.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
near
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From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
occur
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From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
opinion
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From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
orange
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From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
Papa
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
parenthetically
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
peeling
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From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
pity
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
please
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
pony
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
ready
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From this reading When we were alone I gave Mr. Crofton’s claret my benign countenance till he was ready to go with me to the drawing-room.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
responsibilities
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From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
ride
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
rubbing
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From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
said
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From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
sat
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From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
says
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
Sedgwick
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
separate
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From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
some
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
There
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From this reading There were not enough of us to separate at that genial hour, especially as little Derwent sat between us peeling his orange, and quite ready to give his opinion on any knotty point that might occur.
there's
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading When we were alone I gave Mr. Crofton’s claret my benign countenance till he was ready to go with me to the drawing-room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Who are we to have, Clare?--let us hear.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Who are we to have, Clare?--let us hear.
warm
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From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When we were alone I gave Mr. Crofton’s claret my benign countenance till he was ready to go with me to the drawing-room.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Who are we to have, Clare?--let us hear.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When we were alone I gave Mr. Crofton’s claret my benign countenance till he was ready to go with me to the drawing-room.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When we were alone I gave Mr. Crofton’s claret my benign countenance till he was ready to go with me to the drawing-room.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Who are we to have, Clare?--let us hear.
wife's
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From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
Willie
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From this reading “Papa, please give Willie Sedgwick the little grey pony,” said Derwie, “to ride when he’s here; he says his papa will never let him take his horse anywhere with him--there’s such a lot of children,” added my boy, parenthetically, with some pity and contempt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don’t suppose that my mind, weighed down with the responsibilities of law-making, can remember everything, eh?--even my wife’s guests?” said Derwent, rubbing his hands, as we sat after dinner near the fire in the warm crimson dining-room.
