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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 A QUESTION OF FOUR LIVES.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You can have from now until then to think over all that we have talked about, and to decide upon the importance of the additional knowledge you can supply.
additional
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From this reading You can have from now until then to think over all that we have talked about, and to decide upon the importance of the additional knowledge you can supply.
addressed
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From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
all
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From this reading “Come, come, Sarah, this will not do at all,” he said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Come, come, Sarah, this will not do at all,” he said.
back
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From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Remember what I said to you--that I shall be at the Fells in the morning.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can have from now until then to think over all that we have talked about, and to decide upon the importance of the additional knowledge you can supply.
ceased
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From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
chair
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From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, come, Sarah, this will not do at all,” he said.
decide
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From this reading You can have from now until then to think over all that we have talked about, and to decide upon the importance of the additional knowledge you can supply.
detective
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From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Come, come, Sarah, this will not do at all,” he said.
Fells
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From this reading “Remember what I said to you--that I shall be at the Fells in the morning.
FOUR
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From this reading A QUESTION OF FOUR LIVES.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You can have from now until then to think over all that we have talked about, and to decide upon the importance of the additional knowledge you can supply.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You can have from now until then to think over all that we have talked about, and to decide upon the importance of the additional knowledge you can supply.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Come, come, Sarah, this will not do at all,” he said.
head
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From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Remember what I said to you--that I shall be at the Fells in the morning.
importance
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From this reading You can have from now until then to think over all that we have talked about, and to decide upon the importance of the additional knowledge you can supply.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
knowledge
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From this reading You can have from now until then to think over all that we have talked about, and to decide upon the importance of the additional knowledge you can supply.
LIVES
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From this reading A QUESTION OF FOUR LIVES.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Remember what I said to you--that I shall be at the Fells in the morning.
Nick
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From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Come, come, Sarah, this will not do at all,” he said.
now
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From this reading You can have from now until then to think over all that we have talked about, and to decide upon the importance of the additional knowledge you can supply.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A QUESTION OF FOUR LIVES.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading You can have from now until then to think over all that we have talked about, and to decide upon the importance of the additional knowledge you can supply.
QUESTIONnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A QUESTION OF FOUR LIVES.
quietly
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From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Remember what I said to you--that I shall be at the Fells in the morning.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
said
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From this reading “Come, come, Sarah, this will not do at all,” he said.
Sarah
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From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Remember what I said to you--that I shall be at the Fells in the morning.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
sobbing
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From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
speaking
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From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
supply
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From this reading You can have from now until then to think over all that we have talked about, and to decide upon the importance of the additional knowledge you can supply.
talked
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From this reading You can have from now until then to think over all that we have talked about, and to decide upon the importance of the additional knowledge you can supply.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Remember what I said to you--that I shall be at the Fells in the morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
then
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From this reading You can have from now until then to think over all that we have talked about, and to decide upon the importance of the additional knowledge you can supply.
there
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From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can have from now until then to think over all that we have talked about, and to decide upon the importance of the additional knowledge you can supply.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Come, come, Sarah, this will not do at all,” he said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Remember what I said to you--that I shall be at the Fells in the morning.
tottered
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From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You can have from now until then to think over all that we have talked about, and to decide upon the importance of the additional knowledge you can supply.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You can have from now until then to think over all that we have talked about, and to decide upon the importance of the additional knowledge you can supply.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Remember what I said to you--that I shall be at the Fells in the morning.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Come, come, Sarah, this will not do at all,” he said.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sarah tottered back into a chair after Nick had ceased speaking, and she remained there, with her head resting in her hands, and quietly sobbing until the detective addressed her again.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Remember what I said to you--that I shall be at the Fells in the morning.
