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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 answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
accordingly
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From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Rector looked up from his writing-table, at the same moment pushing back and shutting the drawer upon Hetty's manuscript, which he had again been studying.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And my business is important.
answer
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From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At his entrance Johnny Whitelamb rose, gathered up some papers and retired.
back
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From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Rector looked up from his writing-table, at the same moment pushing back and shutting the drawer upon Hetty's manuscript, which he had again been studying.
better
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From this reading William Wright is the name, and you'd better say that I come from Lincoln direct."
boots
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From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
business
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From this reading "And my business is important.
came
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From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading William Wright is the name, and you'd better say that I come from Lincoln direct."
direct
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From this reading William Wright is the name, and you'd better say that I come from Lincoln direct."
doorstep
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From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
drawer
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From this reading The Rector looked up from his writing-table, at the same moment pushing back and shutting the drawer upon Hetty's manuscript, which he had again been studying.
dusting
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From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
entrance
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From this reading At his entrance Johnny Whitelamb rose, gathered up some papers and retired.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading William Wright is the name, and you'd better say that I come from Lincoln direct."
front
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From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
gathered
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From this reading At his entrance Johnny Whitelamb rose, gathered up some papers and retired.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Rector looked up from his writing-table, at the same moment pushing back and shutting the drawer upon Hetty's manuscript, which he had again been studying.
handkerchief
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From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Rector looked up from his writing-table, at the same moment pushing back and shutting the drawer upon Hetty's manuscript, which he had again been studying.
Hetty's
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From this reading The Rector looked up from his writing-table, at the same moment pushing back and shutting the drawer upon Hetty's manuscript, which he had again been studying.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading William Wright is the name, and you'd better say that I come from Lincoln direct."
important
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From this reading "And my business is important.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And my business is important.
Johnny
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From this reading At his entrance Johnny Whitelamb rose, gathered up some papers and retired.
Lincoln
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From this reading William Wright is the name, and you'd better say that I come from Lincoln direct."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Rector looked up from his writing-table, at the same moment pushing back and shutting the drawer upon Hetty's manuscript, which he had again been studying.
lurched
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From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading The Rector looked up from his writing-table, at the same moment pushing back and shutting the drawer upon Hetty's manuscript, which he had again been studying.
moment
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From this reading The Rector looked up from his writing-table, at the same moment pushing back and shutting the drawer upon Hetty's manuscript, which he had again been studying.
Mr
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From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And my business is important.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading William Wright is the name, and you'd better say that I come from Lincoln direct."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
out
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From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
papers
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From this reading At his entrance Johnny Whitelamb rose, gathered up some papers and retired.
pulling
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From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
pushing
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From this reading The Rector looked up from his writing-table, at the same moment pushing back and shutting the drawer upon Hetty's manuscript, which he had again been studying.
Rector
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From this reading The Rector looked up from his writing-table, at the same moment pushing back and shutting the drawer upon Hetty's manuscript, which he had again been studying.
red
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From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading At his entrance Johnny Whitelamb rose, gathered up some papers and retired.
rose
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From this reading At his entrance Johnny Whitelamb rose, gathered up some papers and retired.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Rector looked up from his writing-table, at the same moment pushing back and shutting the drawer upon Hetty's manuscript, which he had again been studying.
say
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From this reading William Wright is the name, and you'd better say that I come from Lincoln direct."
see
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From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
shutting
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From this reading The Rector looked up from his writing-table, at the same moment pushing back and shutting the drawer upon Hetty's manuscript, which he had again been studying.
some
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From this reading At his entrance Johnny Whitelamb rose, gathered up some papers and retired.
study
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From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
studying
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From this reading The Rector looked up from his writing-table, at the same moment pushing back and shutting the drawer upon Hetty's manuscript, which he had again been studying.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading William Wright is the name, and you'd better say that I come from Lincoln direct."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading William Wright is the name, and you'd better say that I come from Lincoln direct."
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
up
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From this reading At his entrance Johnny Whitelamb rose, gathered up some papers and retired.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Rector looked up from his writing-table, at the same moment pushing back and shutting the drawer upon Hetty's manuscript, which he had again been studying.
Wesley
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From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Rector looked up from his writing-table, at the same moment pushing back and shutting the drawer upon Hetty's manuscript, which he had again been studying.
Whitelamb
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From this reading At his entrance Johnny Whitelamb rose, gathered up some papers and retired.
William
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From this reading William Wright is the name, and you'd better say that I come from Lincoln direct."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The answer came back that Mr. Wesley would see Mr. Wright in his study; and thither accordingly Mr. Wright lurched, after pulling out a red handkerchief and dusting his boots on the front doorstep.
Wright
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From this reading William Wright is the name, and you'd better say that I come from Lincoln direct."
writing-table
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From this reading The Rector looked up from his writing-table, at the same moment pushing back and shutting the drawer upon Hetty's manuscript, which he had again been studying.
you'd
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From this reading William Wright is the name, and you'd better say that I come from Lincoln direct."
