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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 “Well,” I said, after waiting a while, “I don’t exactly get the unique value of the incident.”
accidentally
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From this reading “Oh,” he said, as if he had accidentally forgotten the detail, “the steps were coming up?”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Well,” I said, after waiting a while, “I don’t exactly get the unique value of the incident.”
all
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From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She opened the door, which she had omitted to do before, and when she came in she denied having been there already.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She opened the door, which she had omitted to do before, and when she came in she denied having been there already.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh,” he said, as if he had accidentally forgotten the detail, “the steps were coming up?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She opened the door, which she had omitted to do before, and when she came in she denied having been there already.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She opened the door, which she had omitted to do before, and when she came in she denied having been there already.
came
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From this reading “She opened the door, which she had omitted to do before, and when she came in she denied having been there already.
coming
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From this reading “Oh,” he said, as if he had accidentally forgotten the detail, “the steps were coming up?”
denied
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From this reading “She opened the door, which she had omitted to do before, and when she came in she denied having been there already.
detail
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From this reading “Oh,” he said, as if he had accidentally forgotten the detail, “the steps were coming up?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “She opened the door, which she had omitted to do before, and when she came in she denied having been there already.
don't
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From this reading “Well,” I said, after waiting a while, “I don’t exactly get the unique value of the incident.”
door
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From this reading “She opened the door, which she had omitted to do before, and when she came in she denied having been there already.
exactly
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From this reading “Well,” I said, after waiting a while, “I don’t exactly get the unique value of the incident.”
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Oh,” he said, as if he had accidentally forgotten the detail, “the steps were coming up?”
get
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From this reading “Well,” I said, after waiting a while, “I don’t exactly get the unique value of the incident.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Oh,” he said, as if he had accidentally forgotten the detail, “the steps were coming up?”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “She opened the door, which she had omitted to do before, and when she came in she denied having been there already.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh,” he said, as if he had accidentally forgotten the detail, “the steps were coming up?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
hurrying
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From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well,” I said, after waiting a while, “I don’t exactly get the unique value of the incident.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh,” he said, as if he had accidentally forgotten the detail, “the steps were coming up?”
impatience
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From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “She opened the door, which she had omitted to do before, and when she came in she denied having been there already.
incident
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From this reading “Well,” I said, after waiting a while, “I don’t exactly get the unique value of the incident.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
leisure
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From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
lost
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From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well,” I said, after waiting a while, “I don’t exactly get the unique value of the incident.”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh,” he said, as if he had accidentally forgotten the detail, “the steps were coming up?”
omitted
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From this reading “She opened the door, which she had omitted to do before, and when she came in she denied having been there already.
once
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From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
opened
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From this reading “She opened the door, which she had omitted to do before, and when she came in she denied having been there already.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
owned
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From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
said
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From this reading “Well,” I said, after waiting a while, “I don’t exactly get the unique value of the incident.”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She opened the door, which she had omitted to do before, and when she came in she denied having been there already.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
steps
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From this reading “Oh,” he said, as if he had accidentally forgotten the detail, “the steps were coming up?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well,” I said, after waiting a while, “I don’t exactly get the unique value of the incident.”
then
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From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
there
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From this reading “She opened the door, which she had omitted to do before, and when she came in she denied having been there already.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She opened the door, which she had omitted to do before, and when she came in she denied having been there already.
undo
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From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
unique
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From this reading “Well,” I said, after waiting a while, “I don’t exactly get the unique value of the incident.”
up
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From this reading “Oh,” he said, as if he had accidentally forgotten the detail, “the steps were coming up?”
value
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From this reading “Well,” I said, after waiting a while, “I don’t exactly get the unique value of the incident.”
waiting
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From this reading “Well,” I said, after waiting a while, “I don’t exactly get the unique value of the incident.”
Well
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From this reading “Well,” I said, after waiting a while, “I don’t exactly get the unique value of the incident.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh,” he said, as if he had accidentally forgotten the detail, “the steps were coming up?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “She opened the door, which she had omitted to do before, and when she came in she denied having been there already.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “She opened the door, which she had omitted to do before, and when she came in she denied having been there already.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Well,” I said, after waiting a while, “I don’t exactly get the unique value of the incident.”
work
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From this reading She owned that she had been hurrying through her work, and thinking of mine, so as to make me do something, or undo something, to it; and then all at once she lost her impatience, and came up at her leisure.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes?”
