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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 At the other end was Sir Charles with little Job, set up on a pile of cushions beside him.
always
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From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And oh the funny old room!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Katherine had put herself unconsciously in her usual place at the head of the luncheon table before Stella came downstairs.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Katherine had put herself unconsciously in her usual place at the head of the luncheon table before Stella came downstairs.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading At the other end was Sir Charles with little Job, set up on a pile of cushions beside him.
briskly
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From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
came
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From this reading Katherine had put herself unconsciously in her usual place at the head of the luncheon table before Stella came downstairs.
can't
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From this reading “Oh, I say, Kate, let me have my proper place,” she said; “you can’t sit down with Charlie opposite, it’s not decent.
Charles
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From this reading At the other end was Sir Charles with little Job, set up on a pile of cushions beside him.
Charlie
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From this reading “Oh, I say, Kate, let me have my proper place,” she said; “you can’t sit down with Charlie opposite, it’s not decent.
coloured
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From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
cushions
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From this reading At the other end was Sir Charles with little Job, set up on a pile of cushions beside him.
decent
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From this reading “Oh, I say, Kate, let me have my proper place,” she said; “you can’t sit down with Charlie opposite, it’s not decent.
dish
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From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
down
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From this reading “Oh, I say, Kate, let me have my proper place,” she said; “you can’t sit down with Charlie opposite, it’s not decent.
downstairs
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From this reading Katherine had put herself unconsciously in her usual place at the head of the luncheon table before Stella came downstairs.
dress
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From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
end
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From this reading At the other end was Sir Charles with little Job, set up on a pile of cushions beside him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
funny
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From this reading And oh the funny old room!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Katherine had put herself unconsciously in her usual place at the head of the luncheon table before Stella came downstairs.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, I say, Kate, let me have my proper place,” she said; “you can’t sit down with Charlie opposite, it’s not decent.
head
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From this reading Katherine had put herself unconsciously in her usual place at the head of the luncheon table before Stella came downstairs.
helping
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From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Katherine had put herself unconsciously in her usual place at the head of the luncheon table before Stella came downstairs.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Katherine had put herself unconsciously in her usual place at the head of the luncheon table before Stella came downstairs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the other end was Sir Charles with little Job, set up on a pile of cushions beside him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I say, Kate, let me have my proper place,” she said; “you can’t sit down with Charlie opposite, it’s not decent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Katherine had put herself unconsciously in her usual place at the head of the luncheon table before Stella came downstairs.
it's
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From this reading “Oh, I say, Kate, let me have my proper place,” she said; “you can’t sit down with Charlie opposite, it’s not decent.
Job
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From this reading At the other end was Sir Charles with little Job, set up on a pile of cushions beside him.
Kate
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From this reading “Oh, I say, Kate, let me have my proper place,” she said; “you can’t sit down with Charlie opposite, it’s not decent.
Katherine
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From this reading Katherine had put herself unconsciously in her usual place at the head of the luncheon table before Stella came downstairs.
late
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From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Oh, I say, Kate, let me have my proper place,” she said; “you can’t sit down with Charlie opposite, it’s not decent.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the other end was Sir Charles with little Job, set up on a pile of cushions beside him.
luncheon
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From this reading Katherine had put herself unconsciously in her usual place at the head of the luncheon table before Stella came downstairs.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, I say, Kate, let me have my proper place,” she said; “you can’t sit down with Charlie opposite, it’s not decent.
moment
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From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, I say, Kate, let me have my proper place,” she said; “you can’t sit down with Charlie opposite, it’s not decent.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh, I say, Kate, let me have my proper place,” she said; “you can’t sit down with Charlie opposite, it’s not decent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Katherine had put herself unconsciously in her usual place at the head of the luncheon table before Stella came downstairs.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, I say, Kate, let me have my proper place,” she said; “you can’t sit down with Charlie opposite, it’s not decent.
old
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From this reading And oh the funny old room!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the other end was Sir Charles with little Job, set up on a pile of cushions beside him.
opposite
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From this reading “Oh, I say, Kate, let me have my proper place,” she said; “you can’t sit down with Charlie opposite, it’s not decent.
other
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From this reading At the other end was Sir Charles with little Job, set up on a pile of cushions beside him.
pile
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From this reading At the other end was Sir Charles with little Job, set up on a pile of cushions beside him.
place
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From this reading Katherine had put herself unconsciously in her usual place at the head of the luncheon table before Stella came downstairs.
proper
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From this reading “Oh, I say, Kate, let me have my proper place,” she said; “you can’t sit down with Charlie opposite, it’s not decent.
put
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From this reading Katherine had put herself unconsciously in her usual place at the head of the luncheon table before Stella came downstairs.
room
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From this reading And oh the funny old room!
rustling
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From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
said
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From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
say
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From this reading “Oh, I say, Kate, let me have my proper place,” she said; “you can’t sit down with Charlie opposite, it’s not decent.
set
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From this reading At the other end was Sir Charles with little Job, set up on a pile of cushions beside him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, I say, Kate, let me have my proper place,” she said; “you can’t sit down with Charlie opposite, it’s not decent.
she's
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From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
Sir
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From this reading At the other end was Sir Charles with little Job, set up on a pile of cushions beside him.
sit
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From this reading “Oh, I say, Kate, let me have my proper place,” she said; “you can’t sit down with Charlie opposite, it’s not decent.
Somers
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From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
son
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From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
Stella
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From this reading Katherine had put herself unconsciously in her usual place at the head of the luncheon table before Stella came downstairs.
table
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From this reading Katherine had put herself unconsciously in her usual place at the head of the luncheon table before Stella came downstairs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Katherine had put herself unconsciously in her usual place at the head of the luncheon table before Stella came downstairs.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
unconsciously
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From this reading Katherine had put herself unconsciously in her usual place at the head of the luncheon table before Stella came downstairs.
up
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From this reading At the other end was Sir Charles with little Job, set up on a pile of cushions beside him.
usual
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From this reading Katherine had put herself unconsciously in her usual place at the head of the luncheon table before Stella came downstairs.
wait
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From this reading “Don’t wait for Stella, she’s always late,” said Somers, helping his son from the dish before him; but at this moment Stella, rustling in a coloured dress, came briskly in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the other end was Sir Charles with little Job, set up on a pile of cushions beside him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the other end was Sir Charles with little Job, set up on a pile of cushions beside him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, I say, Kate, let me have my proper place,” she said; “you can’t sit down with Charlie opposite, it’s not decent.
