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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 He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
adjoining
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From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
apologetically
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From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
awakened
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From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
bath
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From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
bed
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From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
bedroom
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From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
carried
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From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
clambering
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From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
clothes
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From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
decided
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From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
Dick
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From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
don't
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From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
down
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From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
hair-brushes
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From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
hardly
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From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
hearing
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From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
heavily
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From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
home
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From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
hope
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From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
how
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From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
laid
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From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
loosened
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From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
lying
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From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
made
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From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
Mike
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From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
moving
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From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
now
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From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
pair
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From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
PAPERS
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From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
picked
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From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
room
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From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
said
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From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
settee
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From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
seven
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From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
sleep
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From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
sleeping
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From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
slippers
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From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
Soon
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From this reading Soon after seven next morning I was awakened by hearing him moving about.
stirred
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From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And now shall I tell you how I come to be here, Mike?" he added, clambering up on to my bed and lying down beside me.
telling
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From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
towels
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From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
up
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From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
used
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From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
way
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From this reading He had made himself quite at home, I found, for he had had a bath and used my towels and hair-brushes and found his way into a pair of my slippers.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "IN THE PAPERS" Dick was sleeping so heavily that he hardly stirred when I picked him up, carried him into my bedroom, laid him on my bed and loosened his clothes; I had decided to sleep on the settee in the room adjoining.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I hope you don't mind," he said apologetically, after telling me what he had done.
