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absolutely
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From this reading “It is very essential, Miss Stoner,” said he, “that you should absolutely follow my advice in every respect.”
advice
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From this reading “It is very essential, Miss Stoner,” said he, “that you should absolutely follow my advice in every respect.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
any
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From this reading “The matter is too serious for any hesitation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
break
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From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
brow
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From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
certainly
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From this reading “I shall most certainly do so.”
dark
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From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I shall most certainly do so.”
down
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From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
essential
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From this reading “It is very essential, Miss Stoner,” said he, “that you should absolutely follow my advice in every respect.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “It is very essential, Miss Stoner,” said he, “that you should absolutely follow my advice in every respect.”
face
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From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
follow
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From this reading “It is very essential, Miss Stoner,” said he, “that you should absolutely follow my advice in every respect.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The matter is too serious for any hesitation.
friend's
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From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
grim
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From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
hesitation
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From this reading “The matter is too serious for any hesitation.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
investigation
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From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is very essential, Miss Stoner,” said he, “that you should absolutely follow my advice in every respect.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
lawn
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From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
liking
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From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
matter
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From this reading “The matter is too serious for any hesitation.
Miss
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From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
most
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From this reading “I shall most certainly do so.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
respect
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From this reading “It is very essential, Miss Stoner,” said he, “that you should absolutely follow my advice in every respect.”
reverie
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From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
roused
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From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
said
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From this reading “It is very essential, Miss Stoner,” said he, “that you should absolutely follow my advice in every respect.”
scene
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From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
seen
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From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
serious
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From this reading “The matter is too serious for any hesitation.
several
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From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall most certainly do so.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “It is very essential, Miss Stoner,” said he, “that you should absolutely follow my advice in every respect.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
Stoner
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From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is very essential, Miss Stoner,” said he, “that you should absolutely follow my advice in every respect.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
thoughts
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From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
times
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From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
too
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From this reading “The matter is too serious for any hesitation.
turned
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From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
up
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From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
very
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From this reading “It is very essential, Miss Stoner,” said he, “that you should absolutely follow my advice in every respect.”
walked
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From this reading We had walked several times up and down the lawn, neither Miss Stoner nor myself liking to break in upon his thoughts before he roused himself from his reverie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I had never seen my friend’s face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is very essential, Miss Stoner,” said he, “that you should absolutely follow my advice in every respect.”
