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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 There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
all
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From this reading "Poor man! he be wet to the skin, and all over mud, and looks as if just dropped out of a duck pond."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Poor man! he be wet to the skin, and all over mud, and looks as if just dropped out of a duck pond."
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Hubert has brought this, my lady," she said, holding it towards Sabrina, for whom the sharp-witted Welsh maid knew it was meant.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The "poor man" was but a mild, evasive form of expressing her sympathy.
came
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From this reading In came she with a letter that seemed terribly soiled and crumpled.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
crumpled
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From this reading In came she with a letter that seemed terribly soiled and crumpled.
door
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From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
dropped
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From this reading "Poor man! he be wet to the skin, and all over mud, and looks as if just dropped out of a duck pond."
duck
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From this reading "Poor man! he be wet to the skin, and all over mud, and looks as if just dropped out of a duck pond."
evasive
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From this reading The "poor man" was but a mild, evasive form of expressing her sympathy.
exclaiming
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From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
expressing
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From this reading The "poor man" was but a mild, evasive form of expressing her sympathy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Hubert has brought this, my lady," she said, holding it towards Sabrina, for whom the sharp-witted Welsh maid knew it was meant.
form
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From this reading The "poor man" was but a mild, evasive form of expressing her sympathy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
gentle
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From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
Gwenthian
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From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Hubert has brought this, my lady," she said, holding it towards Sabrina, for whom the sharp-witted Welsh maid knew it was meant.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Poor man! he be wet to the skin, and all over mud, and looks as if just dropped out of a duck pond."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The "poor man" was but a mild, evasive form of expressing her sympathy.
holding
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From this reading "Hubert has brought this, my lady," she said, holding it towards Sabrina, for whom the sharp-witted Welsh maid knew it was meant.
Hubert
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From this reading "Hubert has brought this, my lady," she said, holding it towards Sabrina, for whom the sharp-witted Welsh maid knew it was meant.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Poor man! he be wet to the skin, and all over mud, and looks as if just dropped out of a duck pond."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Hubert has brought this, my lady," she said, holding it towards Sabrina, for whom the sharp-witted Welsh maid knew it was meant.
just
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From this reading "Poor man! he be wet to the skin, and all over mud, and looks as if just dropped out of a duck pond."
knew
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From this reading "Hubert has brought this, my lady," she said, holding it towards Sabrina, for whom the sharp-witted Welsh maid knew it was meant.
knuckles
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From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
lady
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From this reading "Hubert has brought this, my lady," she said, holding it towards Sabrina, for whom the sharp-witted Welsh maid knew it was meant.
letter
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From this reading In came she with a letter that seemed terribly soiled and crumpled.
looks
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From this reading "Poor man! he be wet to the skin, and all over mud, and looks as if just dropped out of a duck pond."
loud
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From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
maid
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From this reading "Hubert has brought this, my lady," she said, holding it towards Sabrina, for whom the sharp-witted Welsh maid knew it was meant.
man
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From this reading "Poor man! he be wet to the skin, and all over mud, and looks as if just dropped out of a duck pond."
meant
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From this reading "Hubert has brought this, my lady," she said, holding it towards Sabrina, for whom the sharp-witted Welsh maid knew it was meant.
mild
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From this reading The "poor man" was but a mild, evasive form of expressing her sympathy.
mud
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From this reading "Poor man! he be wet to the skin, and all over mud, and looks as if just dropped out of a duck pond."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Hubert has brought this, my lady," she said, holding it towards Sabrina, for whom the sharp-witted Welsh maid knew it was meant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
out
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From this reading "Poor man! he be wet to the skin, and all over mud, and looks as if just dropped out of a duck pond."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Poor man! he be wet to the skin, and all over mud, and looks as if just dropped out of a duck pond."
pond
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From this reading "Poor man! he be wet to the skin, and all over mud, and looks as if just dropped out of a duck pond."
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor man! he be wet to the skin, and all over mud, and looks as if just dropped out of a duck pond."
rat-tat-tat
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From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
recognised
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From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
room
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From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
Sabrina
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From this reading "Hubert has brought this, my lady," she said, holding it towards Sabrina, for whom the sharp-witted Welsh maid knew it was meant.
said
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From this reading "Hubert has brought this, my lady," she said, holding it towards Sabrina, for whom the sharp-witted Welsh maid knew it was meant.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In came she with a letter that seemed terribly soiled and crumpled.
sharp-witted
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From this reading "Hubert has brought this, my lady," she said, holding it towards Sabrina, for whom the sharp-witted Welsh maid knew it was meant.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In came she with a letter that seemed terribly soiled and crumpled.
simultaneously
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From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
skin
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From this reading "Poor man! he be wet to the skin, and all over mud, and looks as if just dropped out of a duck pond."
soiled
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From this reading In came she with a letter that seemed terribly soiled and crumpled.
soon
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From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
street
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From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
sympathy
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From this reading The "poor man" was but a mild, evasive form of expressing her sympathy.
tapping
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From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
terribly
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From this reading In came she with a letter that seemed terribly soiled and crumpled.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
There
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From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Hubert has brought this, my lady," she said, holding it towards Sabrina, for whom the sharp-witted Welsh maid knew it was meant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Poor man! he be wet to the skin, and all over mud, and looks as if just dropped out of a duck pond."
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading "Hubert has brought this, my lady," she said, holding it towards Sabrina, for whom the sharp-witted Welsh maid knew it was meant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
Welsh
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From this reading "Hubert has brought this, my lady," she said, holding it towards Sabrina, for whom the sharp-witted Welsh maid knew it was meant.
wet
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From this reading "Poor man! he be wet to the skin, and all over mud, and looks as if just dropped out of a duck pond."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a loud rat-tat-tat at the street door, and soon after a gentle tapping against that of their room, which both recognised as from the knuckles of Gwenthian, simultaneously exclaiming, "Come in."
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hubert has brought this, my lady," she said, holding it towards Sabrina, for whom the sharp-witted Welsh maid knew it was meant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In came she with a letter that seemed terribly soiled and crumpled.
