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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 "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
all
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From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I haven't an unused lie left."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She span round, with flaming cheeks and white-flecked nose, to see the steel grey eyes of Malcolm Sage gazing on her quizzically through gold-rimmed spectacles.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading If anyone else comes I must speak the truth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Then you had better let Johnson have a turn," said a quiet voice behind her.
better
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From this reading "Then you had better let Johnson have a turn," said a quiet voice behind her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
caller
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cheeks
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From this reading She span round, with flaming cheeks and white-flecked nose, to see the steel grey eyes of Malcolm Sage gazing on her quizzically through gold-rimmed spectacles.
Chief
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comes
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From this reading If anyone else comes I must speak the truth.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
day
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else
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From this reading If anyone else comes I must speak the truth.
eyes
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From this reading She span round, with flaming cheeks and white-flecked nose, to see the steel grey eyes of Malcolm Sage gazing on her quizzically through gold-rimmed spectacles.
five-guinea
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flaming
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From this reading She span round, with flaming cheeks and white-flecked nose, to see the steel grey eyes of Malcolm Sage gazing on her quizzically through gold-rimmed spectacles.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
gazing
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From this reading She span round, with flaming cheeks and white-flecked nose, to see the steel grey eyes of Malcolm Sage gazing on her quizzically through gold-rimmed spectacles.
Gladys
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gold-rimmed
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From this reading She span round, with flaming cheeks and white-flecked nose, to see the steel grey eyes of Malcolm Sage gazing on her quizzically through gold-rimmed spectacles.
grey
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From this reading She span round, with flaming cheeks and white-flecked nose, to see the steel grey eyes of Malcolm Sage gazing on her quizzically through gold-rimmed spectacles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Then you had better let Johnson have a turn," said a quiet voice behind her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Then you had better let Johnson have a turn," said a quiet voice behind her.
haven't
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From this reading I haven't an unused lie left."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If anyone else comes I must speak the truth.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If anyone else comes I must speak the truth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
interest
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interviewing
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It's
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Johnson
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leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I haven't an unused lie left."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Then you had better let Johnson have a turn," said a quiet voice behind her.
lie
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From this reading I haven't an unused lie left."
like
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From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
Malcolm
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From this reading She span round, with flaming cheeks and white-flecked nose, to see the steel grey eyes of Malcolm Sage gazing on her quizzically through gold-rimmed spectacles.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If anyone else comes I must speak the truth.
Norman
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From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
nose
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From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
obvious
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From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She span round, with flaming cheeks and white-flecked nose, to see the steel grey eyes of Malcolm Sage gazing on her quizzically through gold-rimmed spectacles.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
palmist
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From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
powder
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proceeded
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quiet
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quizzically
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From this reading She span round, with flaming cheeks and white-flecked nose, to see the steel grey eyes of Malcolm Sage gazing on her quizzically through gold-rimmed spectacles.
round
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From this reading She span round, with flaming cheeks and white-flecked nose, to see the steel grey eyes of Malcolm Sage gazing on her quizzically through gold-rimmed spectacles.
Sage
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From this reading She span round, with flaming cheeks and white-flecked nose, to see the steel grey eyes of Malcolm Sage gazing on her quizzically through gold-rimmed spectacles.
said
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From this reading "Then you had better let Johnson have a turn," said a quiet voice behind her.
see
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From this reading She span round, with flaming cheeks and white-flecked nose, to see the steel grey eyes of Malcolm Sage gazing on her quizzically through gold-rimmed spectacles.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
sit
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From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
span
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From this reading She span round, with flaming cheeks and white-flecked nose, to see the steel grey eyes of Malcolm Sage gazing on her quizzically through gold-rimmed spectacles.
speak
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From this reading If anyone else comes I must speak the truth.
spectacles
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From this reading She span round, with flaming cheeks and white-flecked nose, to see the steel grey eyes of Malcolm Sage gazing on her quizzically through gold-rimmed spectacles.
steel
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From this reading She span round, with flaming cheeks and white-flecked nose, to see the steel grey eyes of Malcolm Sage gazing on her quizzically through gold-rimmed spectacles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
Then
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From this reading "Then you had better let Johnson have a turn," said a quiet voice behind her.
there
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From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She span round, with flaming cheeks and white-flecked nose, to see the steel grey eyes of Malcolm Sage gazing on her quizzically through gold-rimmed spectacles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
truth
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From this reading If anyone else comes I must speak the truth.
turn
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umpteenth
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unused
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From this reading I haven't an unused lie left."
very
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vigorously
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From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
voice
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From this reading "Then you had better let Johnson have a turn," said a quiet voice behind her.
well
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From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
white-flecked
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From this reading She span round, with flaming cheeks and white-flecked nose, to see the steel grey eyes of Malcolm Sage gazing on her quizzically through gold-rimmed spectacles.
William
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From this reading "It's all very well for the Chief to sit in there like a five-guinea palmist," Gladys Norman cried one morning, as after interviewing the umpteenth caller that day she proceeded vigorously to powder her nose, to the obvious interest of William Johnson; "but what about me?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She span round, with flaming cheeks and white-flecked nose, to see the steel grey eyes of Malcolm Sage gazing on her quizzically through gold-rimmed spectacles.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you had better let Johnson have a turn," said a quiet voice behind her.
