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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 "That's all right," said the servant; "but don't you see, my fine friend, that no one can come in here without showing a white paw?"
all
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From this reading "That's all right," said the servant; "but don't you see, my fine friend, that no one can come in here without showing a white paw?"
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And where are you going?" asked his questioner, without, however, yielding one inch of the way.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And where are you going?" asked his questioner, without, however, yielding one inch of the way.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And where are you going?" asked his questioner, without, however, yielding one inch of the way.
beads
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From this reading "Hum! so much the better," said the man, a peasant of Lower Brittany, who was running over the beads of a chaplet in his hand while speaking.
better
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From this reading "Hum! so much the better," said the man, a peasant of Lower Brittany, who was running over the beads of a chaplet in his hand while speaking.
Brittany
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From this reading "Hum! so much the better," said the man, a peasant of Lower Brittany, who was running over the beads of a chaplet in his hand while speaking.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Where do you expect me to go, if I come from the South, but to Rosny?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "That's all right," said the servant; "but don't you see, my fine friend, that no one can come in here without showing a white paw?"
chaplet
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From this reading "Hum! so much the better," said the man, a peasant of Lower Brittany, who was running over the beads of a chaplet in his hand while speaking.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where do you expect me to go, if I come from the South, but to Rosny?"
difficult
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From this reading "For those who are all white, that isn't difficult."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Where do you expect me to go, if I come from the South, but to Rosny?"
don't
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From this reading "That's all right," said the servant; "but don't you see, my fine friend, that no one can come in here without showing a white paw?"
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading "Where do you expect me to go, if I come from the South, but to Rosny?"
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's all right," said the servant; "but don't you see, my fine friend, that no one can come in here without showing a white paw?"
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For those who are all white, that isn't difficult."
friend
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From this reading "That's all right," said the servant; "but don't you see, my fine friend, that no one can come in here without showing a white paw?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Where do you expect me to go, if I come from the South, but to Rosny?"
go
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From this reading "Where do you expect me to go, if I come from the South, but to Rosny?"
going
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From this reading "And where are you going?" asked his questioner, without, however, yielding one inch of the way.
hand
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From this reading "Hum! so much the better," said the man, a peasant of Lower Brittany, who was running over the beads of a chaplet in his hand while speaking.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's all right," said the servant; "but don't you see, my fine friend, that no one can come in here without showing a white paw?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And where are you going?" asked his questioner, without, however, yielding one inch of the way.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading "And where are you going?" asked his questioner, without, however, yielding one inch of the way.
Hum
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From this reading "Hum! so much the better," said the man, a peasant of Lower Brittany, who was running over the beads of a chaplet in his hand while speaking.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Where do you expect me to go, if I come from the South, but to Rosny?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Where do you expect me to go, if I come from the South, but to Rosny?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That's all right," said the servant; "but don't you see, my fine friend, that no one can come in here without showing a white paw?"
inch
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From this reading "And where are you going?" asked his questioner, without, however, yielding one inch of the way.
isn't
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From this reading "For those who are all white, that isn't difficult."
Lower
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From this reading "Hum! so much the better," said the man, a peasant of Lower Brittany, who was running over the beads of a chaplet in his hand while speaking.
man
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From this reading "Hum! so much the better," said the man, a peasant of Lower Brittany, who was running over the beads of a chaplet in his hand while speaking.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Where do you expect me to go, if I come from the South, but to Rosny?"
much
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From this reading "Hum! so much the better," said the man, a peasant of Lower Brittany, who was running over the beads of a chaplet in his hand while speaking.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That's all right," said the servant; "but don't you see, my fine friend, that no one can come in here without showing a white paw?"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "That's all right," said the servant; "but don't you see, my fine friend, that no one can come in here without showing a white paw?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And where are you going?" asked his questioner, without, however, yielding one inch of the way.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And where are you going?" asked his questioner, without, however, yielding one inch of the way.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Hum! so much the better," said the man, a peasant of Lower Brittany, who was running over the beads of a chaplet in his hand while speaking.
paw
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From this reading "That's all right," said the servant; "but don't you see, my fine friend, that no one can come in here without showing a white paw?"
peasant
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From this reading "Hum! so much the better," said the man, a peasant of Lower Brittany, who was running over the beads of a chaplet in his hand while speaking.
questioner
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From this reading "And where are you going?" asked his questioner, without, however, yielding one inch of the way.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's all right," said the servant; "but don't you see, my fine friend, that no one can come in here without showing a white paw?"
Rosny
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From this reading "Where do you expect me to go, if I come from the South, but to Rosny?"
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Hum! so much the better," said the man, a peasant of Lower Brittany, who was running over the beads of a chaplet in his hand while speaking.
said
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From this reading "That's all right," said the servant; "but don't you see, my fine friend, that no one can come in here without showing a white paw?"
see
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From this reading "That's all right," said the servant; "but don't you see, my fine friend, that no one can come in here without showing a white paw?"
servant
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From this reading "That's all right," said the servant; "but don't you see, my fine friend, that no one can come in here without showing a white paw?"
showing
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From this reading "That's all right," said the servant; "but don't you see, my fine friend, that no one can come in here without showing a white paw?"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Hum! so much the better," said the man, a peasant of Lower Brittany, who was running over the beads of a chaplet in his hand while speaking.
South
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From this reading "Where do you expect me to go, if I come from the South, but to Rosny?"
speaking
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From this reading "Hum! so much the better," said the man, a peasant of Lower Brittany, who was running over the beads of a chaplet in his hand while speaking.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That's all right," said the servant; "but don't you see, my fine friend, that no one can come in here without showing a white paw?"
That's
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From this reading "That's all right," said the servant; "but don't you see, my fine friend, that no one can come in here without showing a white paw?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And where are you going?" asked his questioner, without, however, yielding one inch of the way.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "For those who are all white, that isn't difficult."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Where do you expect me to go, if I come from the South, but to Rosny?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Hum! so much the better," said the man, a peasant of Lower Brittany, who was running over the beads of a chaplet in his hand while speaking.
way
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From this reading "And where are you going?" asked his questioner, without, however, yielding one inch of the way.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "And where are you going?" asked his questioner, without, however, yielding one inch of the way.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Hum! so much the better," said the man, a peasant of Lower Brittany, who was running over the beads of a chaplet in his hand while speaking.
white
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From this reading "That's all right," said the servant; "but don't you see, my fine friend, that no one can come in here without showing a white paw?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "For those who are all white, that isn't difficult."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "And where are you going?" asked his questioner, without, however, yielding one inch of the way.
yielding
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From this reading "And where are you going?" asked his questioner, without, however, yielding one inch of the way.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And where are you going?" asked his questioner, without, however, yielding one inch of the way.
