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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 "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
acknowledged
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From this reading "Yes, I looked through them this afternoon," he acknowledged.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, I looked through them this afternoon," he acknowledged.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Philip set down the menu, in which he had been taking an unusual interest.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There's a little one at the bottom, looks as though it had been shoved in at the last moment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Philip set down the menu, in which he had been taking an unusual interest.
bottom
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From this reading "There's a little one at the bottom, looks as though it had been shoved in at the last moment.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
dinner
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From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
discovery
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From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
down
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From this reading Philip set down the menu, in which he had been taking an unusual interest.
evening
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From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
Greene
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From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
happen
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From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I looked through them this afternoon," he acknowledged.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
interest
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From this reading Philip set down the menu, in which he had been taking an unusual interest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There's a little one at the bottom, looks as though it had been shoved in at the last moment.
known
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From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's a little one at the bottom, looks as though it had been shoved in at the last moment.
latest
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From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
leaning
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From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
library
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From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, I looked through them this afternoon," he acknowledged.
looks
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From this reading "There's a little one at the bottom, looks as though it had been shoved in at the last moment.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
menu
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From this reading Philip set down the menu, in which he had been taking an unusual interest.
messages
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From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
moment
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From this reading "There's a little one at the bottom, looks as though it had been shoved in at the last moment.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There's a little one at the bottom, looks as though it had been shoved in at the last moment.
Philip
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From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
place
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From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
Raymond
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From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
Romilly
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From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
Say
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From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
scarcely
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From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
seen
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From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
set
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From this reading Philip set down the menu, in which he had been taking an unusual interest.
sheets
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From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
shoved
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From this reading "There's a little one at the bottom, looks as though it had been shoved in at the last moment.
stuck
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From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
table
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From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
taken
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From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
taking
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From this reading Philip set down the menu, in which he had been taking an unusual interest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Yes, I looked through them this afternoon," he acknowledged.
There's
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From this reading "There's a little one at the bottom, looks as though it had been shoved in at the last moment.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Yes, I looked through them this afternoon," he acknowledged.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "There's a little one at the bottom, looks as though it had been shoved in at the last moment.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, I looked through them this afternoon," he acknowledged.
tissue
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From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
to-day
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From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
unusual
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From this reading Philip set down the menu, in which he had been taking an unusual interest.
up
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From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
wait
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From this reading Mr. Raymond Greene could scarcely wait until Philip had taken his place at the dinner table that evening, to make known his latest discovery.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Philip set down the menu, in which he had been taking an unusual interest.
wireless
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From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, I looked through them this afternoon," he acknowledged.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Say, Mr. Romilly," he exclaimed, leaning a little forward, "do you happen to have seen the wireless messages to-day?--those tissue sheets that are stuck up in the library?"
