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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 The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
adjusting
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From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
ago
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From this reading “He left the room a few minutes ago—with the Lord Chancellor,” the Sub-Warden briefly explained.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah!” said my Lady, graciously smiling on that high official.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
appeared
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “But where is my precious child?” my Lady enquired, as the four took their seats at the small side-table devoted to ledgers and bundles and bills.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
bills
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From this reading “But where is my precious child?” my Lady enquired, as the four took their seats at the small side-table devoted to ledgers and bundles and bills.
breath
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From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
briefly
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From this reading “He left the room a few minutes ago—with the Lord Chancellor,” the Sub-Warden briefly explained.
bundles
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From this reading “But where is my precious child?” my Lady enquired, as the four took their seats at the small side-table devoted to ledgers and bundles and bills.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But where is my precious child?” my Lady enquired, as the four took their seats at the small side-table devoted to ledgers and bundles and bills.
came
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From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
Chancellor
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From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
child
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From this reading “But where is my precious child?” my Lady enquired, as the four took their seats at the small side-table devoted to ledgers and bundles and bills.
children
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From this reading “Your Lordship has a very _taking_ way with children!
close
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devoted
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From this reading “But where is my precious child?” my Lady enquired, as the four took their seats at the small side-table devoted to ledgers and bundles and bills.
dragged
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enquired
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From this reading “But where is my precious child?” my Lady enquired, as the four took their seats at the small side-table devoted to ledgers and bundles and bills.
entered
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From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
explained
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From this reading “He left the room a few minutes ago—with the Lord Chancellor,” the Sub-Warden briefly explained.
few
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From this reading “He left the room a few minutes ago—with the Lord Chancellor,” the Sub-Warden briefly explained.
flushed
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From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
four
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From this reading “But where is my precious child?” my Lady enquired, as the four took their seats at the small side-table devoted to ledgers and bundles and bills.
graciously
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From this reading “Ah!” said my Lady, graciously smiling on that high official.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your Lordship has a very _taking_ way with children!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He left the room a few minutes ago—with the Lord Chancellor,” the Sub-Warden briefly explained.
head
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From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
high
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From this reading “Ah!” said my Lady, graciously smiling on that high official.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But where is my precious child?” my Lady enquired, as the four took their seats at the small side-table devoted to ledgers and bundles and bills.
Lady
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From this reading “But where is my precious child?” my Lady enquired, as the four took their seats at the small side-table devoted to ledgers and bundles and bills.
ledgers
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From this reading “But where is my precious child?” my Lady enquired, as the four took their seats at the small side-table devoted to ledgers and bundles and bills.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He left the room a few minutes ago—with the Lord Chancellor,” the Sub-Warden briefly explained.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
Lord
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Lordship
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From this reading “Your Lordship has a very _taking_ way with children!
minutes
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From this reading “He left the room a few minutes ago—with the Lord Chancellor,” the Sub-Warden briefly explained.
moment
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From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But where is my precious child?” my Lady enquired, as the four took their seats at the small side-table devoted to ledgers and bundles and bills.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
off
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From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
official
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From this reading “Ah!” said my Lady, graciously smiling on that high official.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Ah!” said my Lady, graciously smiling on that high official.
out
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From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
partly
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From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading “But where is my precious child?” my Lady enquired, as the four took their seats at the small side-table devoted to ledgers and bundles and bills.
room
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From this reading “He left the room a few minutes ago—with the Lord Chancellor,” the Sub-Warden briefly explained.
said
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From this reading “Ah!” said my Lady, graciously smiling on that high official.
seats
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side-table
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From this reading “But where is my precious child?” my Lady enquired, as the four took their seats at the small side-table devoted to ledgers and bundles and bills.
small
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From this reading “But where is my precious child?” my Lady enquired, as the four took their seats at the small side-table devoted to ledgers and bundles and bills.
smiling
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From this reading “Ah!” said my Lady, graciously smiling on that high official.
Sub-Warden
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From this reading “He left the room a few minutes ago—with the Lord Chancellor,” the Sub-Warden briefly explained.
taking
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From this reading “Your Lordship has a very _taking_ way with children!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Ah!” said my Lady, graciously smiling on that high official.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “But where is my precious child?” my Lady enquired, as the four took their seats at the small side-table devoted to ledgers and bundles and bills.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But where is my precious child?” my Lady enquired, as the four took their seats at the small side-table devoted to ledgers and bundles and bills.
very
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From this reading “Your Lordship has a very _taking_ way with children!
WardennounUS /ˈwɔːr.dən/
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
way
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From this reading “Your Lordship has a very _taking_ way with children!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “But where is my precious child?” my Lady enquired, as the four took their seats at the small side-table devoted to ledgers and bundles and bills.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
wig
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From this reading The Warden entered at this moment: and close behind him came the Lord Chancellor, a little flushed and out of breath, and adjusting his wig, which appeared to have been dragged partly off his head.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “He left the room a few minutes ago—with the Lord Chancellor,” the Sub-Warden briefly explained.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your Lordship has a very _taking_ way with children!
