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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 After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
Anastasia
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From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
answer
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From this reading She made no answer, but rose, put the manuscript in the drawer, and then returned with a little note which she had taken from her pocket.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
away
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From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She made no answer, but rose, put the manuscript in the drawer, and then returned with a little note which she had taken from her pocket.
coming
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From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
desired
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From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
don't
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From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
dozen
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From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
drawer
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From this reading She made no answer, but rose, put the manuscript in the drawer, and then returned with a little note which she had taken from her pocket.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
folding
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From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She made no answer, but rose, put the manuscript in the drawer, and then returned with a little note which she had taken from her pocket.
give
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From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
grating
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From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
hand
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From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told her it wanted twenty minutes of twelve.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
interstices
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From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I told her it wanted twenty minutes of twelve.
laid
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From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
lap
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From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She made no answer, but rose, put the manuscript in the drawer, and then returned with a little note which she had taken from her pocket.
made
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From this reading She made no answer, but rose, put the manuscript in the drawer, and then returned with a little note which she had taken from her pocket.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
minutes
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From this reading I told her it wanted twenty minutes of twelve.
Mother
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From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She made no answer, but rose, put the manuscript in the drawer, and then returned with a little note which she had taken from her pocket.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
note
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From this reading She made no answer, but rose, put the manuscript in the drawer, and then returned with a little note which she had taken from her pocket.
object
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From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
pages
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From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
pocket
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From this reading She made no answer, but rose, put the manuscript in the drawer, and then returned with a little note which she had taken from her pocket.
push
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From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
put
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From this reading She made no answer, but rose, put the manuscript in the drawer, and then returned with a little note which she had taken from her pocket.
read
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From this reading I took the note, unfolded it, and read it.
reading
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From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She made no answer, but rose, put the manuscript in the drawer, and then returned with a little note which she had taken from her pocket.
rose
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From this reading She made no answer, but rose, put the manuscript in the drawer, and then returned with a little note which she had taken from her pocket.
said
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From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
taken
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From this reading She made no answer, but rose, put the manuscript in the drawer, and then returned with a little note which she had taken from her pocket.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
then
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From this reading She made no answer, but rose, put the manuscript in the drawer, and then returned with a little note which she had taken from her pocket.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told her it wanted twenty minutes of twelve.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took the note, unfolded it, and read it.
twelve
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From this reading I told her it wanted twenty minutes of twelve.
twenty
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From this reading I told her it wanted twenty minutes of twelve.
unfolded
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From this reading I took the note, unfolded it, and read it.
wanted
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From this reading I told her it wanted twenty minutes of twelve.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After the reading of half a dozen pages during which she had not interrupted herself, she laid the manuscript in her lap, and asked me the time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She made no answer, but rose, put the manuscript in the drawer, and then returned with a little note which she had taken from her pocket.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mother Anastasia desired me to give you this," she said, folding it so that she could push it through one of the interstices of the grating; "she told me to hand it to you as I was coming away, but I don't think she would object to your reading it a little before that."
