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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 My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, no; he can find me," said the girl, sinking back in her chair again.
ancestral
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From this reading He left her to resume the talk where she chose, and she said: "If it's something ancestral, of course--" "I don't know as it's that, exactly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Shall I go and tell him where you are?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Shall I go and tell him where you are?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He left her to resume the talk where she chose, and she said: "If it's something ancestral, of course--" "I don't know as it's that, exactly.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jeff asked, following the direction of her eyes.
back
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From this reading "No, no; he can find me," said the girl, sinking back in her chair again.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
boarding-house
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From this reading My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "No, no; he can find me," said the girl, sinking back in her chair again.
chair
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From this reading "No, no; he can find me," said the girl, sinking back in her chair again.
chose
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From this reading He left her to resume the talk where she chose, and she said: "If it's something ancestral, of course--" "I don't know as it's that, exactly.
country
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From this reading My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left her to resume the talk where she chose, and she said: "If it's something ancestral, of course--" "I don't know as it's that, exactly.
direction
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From this reading Jeff asked, following the direction of her eyes.
don't
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From this reading He left her to resume the talk where she chose, and she said: "If it's something ancestral, of course--" "I don't know as it's that, exactly.
exactly
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From this reading He left her to resume the talk where she chose, and she said: "If it's something ancestral, of course--" "I don't know as it's that, exactly.
eyes
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From this reading Jeff asked, following the direction of her eyes.
farm
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From this reading My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
find
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From this reading "No, no; he can find me," said the girl, sinking back in her chair again.
following
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From this reading Jeff asked, following the direction of her eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
girl
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From this reading "No, no; he can find me," said the girl, sinking back in her chair again.
go
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From this reading "Shall I go and tell him where you are?"
grandfather
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From this reading My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, no; he can find me," said the girl, sinking back in her chair again.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jeff asked, following the direction of her eyes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Shall I go and tell him where you are?"
hotel
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From this reading My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Shall I go and tell him where you are?"
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He left her to resume the talk where she chose, and she said: "If it's something ancestral, of course--" "I don't know as it's that, exactly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No, no; he can find me," said the girl, sinking back in her chair again.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
it's
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From this reading He left her to resume the talk where she chose, and she said: "If it's something ancestral, of course--" "I don't know as it's that, exactly.
Jeff
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From this reading Jeff asked, following the direction of her eyes.
keep
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From this reading My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left her to resume the talk where she chose, and she said: "If it's something ancestral, of course--" "I don't know as it's that, exactly.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left her to resume the talk where she chose, and she said: "If it's something ancestral, of course--" "I don't know as it's that, exactly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, no; he can find me," said the girl, sinking back in her chair again.
mean
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From this reading My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no; he can find me," said the girl, sinking back in her chair again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jeff asked, following the direction of her eyes.
resume
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From this reading He left her to resume the talk where she chose, and she said: "If it's something ancestral, of course--" "I don't know as it's that, exactly.
said
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From this reading "No, no; he can find me," said the girl, sinking back in her chair again.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I go and tell him where you are?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left her to resume the talk where she chose, and she said: "If it's something ancestral, of course--" "I don't know as it's that, exactly.
sinking
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From this reading "No, no; he can find me," said the girl, sinking back in her chair again.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He left her to resume the talk where she chose, and she said: "If it's something ancestral, of course--" "I don't know as it's that, exactly.
talk
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From this reading He left her to resume the talk where she chose, and she said: "If it's something ancestral, of course--" "I don't know as it's that, exactly.
tavern
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From this reading My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Shall I go and tell him where you are?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He left her to resume the talk where she chose, and she said: "If it's something ancestral, of course--" "I don't know as it's that, exactly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jeff asked, following the direction of her eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He left her to resume the talk where she chose, and she said: "If it's something ancestral, of course--" "I don't know as it's that, exactly.
up
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From this reading My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
used
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From this reading My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
we've
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From this reading My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Shall I go and tell him where you are?"
worked
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From this reading My grandfather used to keep a country tavern, and so it's in the blood, but the hotel I mean is something that we've worked up into from a farm boarding-house."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Shall I go and tell him where you are?"