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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 Miss Sinclair has expressed a desire to have this book republished in America, because she considers it the best of her work previous to "The Divine Fire."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The school was filing out along the main corridor of St. Sidwell's.
America
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From this reading Miss Sinclair has expressed a desire to have this book republished in America, because she considers it the best of her work previous to "The Divine Fire."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It came with a tramp and a rustle and a hiss and a tramp, urged to a trot by the excited teachers.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It originally appeared with another work in a volume entitled "Two Sides of a Question," a small imported edition of which is now exhausted.
appeared
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From this reading It originally appeared with another work in a volume entitled "Two Sides of a Question," a small imported edition of which is now exhausted.
back
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From this reading "Stand back, Miss Quincey, if you please."
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Miss Sinclair has expressed a desire to have this book republished in America, because she considers it the best of her work previous to "The Divine Fire."
best
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book
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It came with a tramp and a rustle and a hiss and a tramp, urged to a trot by the excited teachers.
came
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From this reading It came with a tramp and a rustle and a hiss and a tramp, urged to a trot by the excited teachers.
considers
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corridor
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From this reading The school was filing out along the main corridor of St. Sidwell's.
desire
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From this reading Miss Sinclair has expressed a desire to have this book republished in America, because she considers it the best of her work previous to "The Divine Fire."
Divine
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edition
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entitled
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excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading It came with a tramp and a rustle and a hiss and a tramp, urged to a trot by the excited teachers.
exhausted
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expressed
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filing
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From this reading The school was filing out along the main corridor of St. Sidwell's.
Fire
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From this reading Miss Sinclair has expressed a desire to have this book republished in America, because she considers it the best of her work previous to "The Divine Fire."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Sinclair has expressed a desire to have this book republished in America, because she considers it the best of her work previous to "The Divine Fire."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Miss Sinclair has expressed a desire to have this book republished in America, because she considers it the best of her work previous to "The Divine Fire."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Sinclair has expressed a desire to have this book republished in America, because she considers it the best of her work previous to "The Divine Fire."
hiss
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From this reading It came with a tramp and a rustle and a hiss and a tramp, urged to a trot by the excited teachers.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Stand back, Miss Quincey, if you please."
imported
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From this reading It originally appeared with another work in a volume entitled "Two Sides of a Question," a small imported edition of which is now exhausted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Sinclair has expressed a desire to have this book republished in America, because she considers it the best of her work previous to "The Divine Fire."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It originally appeared with another work in a volume entitled "Two Sides of a Question," a small imported edition of which is now exhausted.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Miss Sinclair has expressed a desire to have this book republished in America, because she considers it the best of her work previous to "The Divine Fire."
main
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From this reading The school was filing out along the main corridor of St. Sidwell's.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Sinclair has expressed a desire to have this book republished in America, because she considers it the best of her work previous to "The Divine Fire."
now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Sinclair has expressed a desire to have this book republished in America, because she considers it the best of her work previous to "The Divine Fire."
originally
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out
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From this reading The school was filing out along the main corridor of St. Sidwell's.
please
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From this reading "Stand back, Miss Quincey, if you please."
previous
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From this reading Miss Sinclair has expressed a desire to have this book republished in America, because she considers it the best of her work previous to "The Divine Fire."
QuestionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It originally appeared with another work in a volume entitled "Two Sides of a Question," a small imported edition of which is now exhausted.
Quincey
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From this reading "Stand back, Miss Quincey, if you please."
republished
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From this reading Miss Sinclair has expressed a desire to have this book republished in America, because she considers it the best of her work previous to "The Divine Fire."
rustle
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From this reading It came with a tramp and a rustle and a hiss and a tramp, urged to a trot by the excited teachers.
school
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From this reading The school was filing out along the main corridor of St. Sidwell's.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Sinclair has expressed a desire to have this book republished in America, because she considers it the best of her work previous to "The Divine Fire."
Sides
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Sidwell's
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From this reading The school was filing out along the main corridor of St. Sidwell's.
Sinclair
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small
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St
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Stand
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teachers
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From this reading It came with a tramp and a rustle and a hiss and a tramp, urged to a trot by the excited teachers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Sinclair has expressed a desire to have this book republished in America, because she considers it the best of her work previous to "The Divine Fire."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Miss Sinclair has expressed a desire to have this book republished in America, because she considers it the best of her work previous to "The Divine Fire."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Sinclair has expressed a desire to have this book republished in America, because she considers it the best of her work previous to "The Divine Fire."
tramp
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From this reading It came with a tramp and a rustle and a hiss and a tramp, urged to a trot by the excited teachers.
trot
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From this reading It came with a tramp and a rustle and a hiss and a tramp, urged to a trot by the excited teachers.
Two
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From this reading It originally appeared with another work in a volume entitled "Two Sides of a Question," a small imported edition of which is now exhausted.
urged
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From this reading It came with a tramp and a rustle and a hiss and a tramp, urged to a trot by the excited teachers.
volume
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From this reading It originally appeared with another work in a volume entitled "Two Sides of a Question," a small imported edition of which is now exhausted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The school was filing out along the main corridor of St. Sidwell's.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It originally appeared with another work in a volume entitled "Two Sides of a Question," a small imported edition of which is now exhausted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It originally appeared with another work in a volume entitled "Two Sides of a Question," a small imported edition of which is now exhausted.
work
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From this reading Miss Sinclair has expressed a desire to have this book republished in America, because she considers it the best of her work previous to "The Divine Fire."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Stand back, Miss Quincey, if you please."
