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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 “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
altered
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From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
Bless
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From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
Cocky's
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From this reading When he went downstairs he summoned the major-domo into the library on the ground floor, where Cocky’s sporting literature still strewed the tables.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
countenance
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From this reading “Very good, my lord,” said Mason, with impassable countenance.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
downstairs
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From this reading When he went downstairs he summoned the major-domo into the library on the ground floor, where Cocky’s sporting literature still strewed the tables.
duchess
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From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
duke
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From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading If he had, everything would have gone in the smelting-pot.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mason, her Grace leaves this house on the first of July,” he said to that functionary.
floor
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From this reading When he went downstairs he summoned the major-domo into the library on the ground floor, where Cocky’s sporting literature still strewed the tables.
functionary
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From this reading “Mason, her Grace leaves this house on the first of July,” he said to that functionary.
gone
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From this reading If he had, everything would have gone in the smelting-pot.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Very good, my lord,” said Mason, with impassable countenance.
Grace
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From this reading “Mason, her Grace leaves this house on the first of July,” he said to that functionary.
ground
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From this reading When he went downstairs he summoned the major-domo into the library on the ground floor, where Cocky’s sporting literature still strewed the tables.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had, everything would have gone in the smelting-pot.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he went downstairs he summoned the major-domo into the library on the ground floor, where Cocky’s sporting literature still strewed the tables.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Mason, her Grace leaves this house on the first of July,” he said to that functionary.
house
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From this reading “Mason, her Grace leaves this house on the first of July,” he said to that functionary.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
impassable
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From this reading “Very good, my lord,” said Mason, with impassable countenance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he went downstairs he summoned the major-domo into the library on the ground floor, where Cocky’s sporting literature still strewed the tables.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
July
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From this reading “Mason, her Grace leaves this house on the first of July,” he said to that functionary.
leaves
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From this reading “Mason, her Grace leaves this house on the first of July,” he said to that functionary.
library
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From this reading When he went downstairs he summoned the major-domo into the library on the ground floor, where Cocky’s sporting literature still strewed the tables.
literature
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From this reading When he went downstairs he summoned the major-domo into the library on the ground floor, where Cocky’s sporting literature still strewed the tables.
lived
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From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
lord
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From this reading “Very good, my lord,” said Mason, with impassable countenance.
major-domo
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From this reading When he went downstairs he summoned the major-domo into the library on the ground floor, where Cocky’s sporting literature still strewed the tables.
Mason
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From this reading “Mason, her Grace leaves this house on the first of July,” he said to that functionary.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Very good, my lord,” said Mason, with impassable countenance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Mason, her Grace leaves this house on the first of July,” he said to that functionary.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he went downstairs he summoned the major-domo into the library on the ground floor, where Cocky’s sporting literature still strewed the tables.
position
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From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
Ronald
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From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
said
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From this reading “Mason, her Grace leaves this house on the first of July,” he said to that functionary.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
see
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From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
smelting-pot
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From this reading If he had, everything would have gone in the smelting-pot.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
sporting
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From this reading When he went downstairs he summoned the major-domo into the library on the ground floor, where Cocky’s sporting literature still strewed the tables.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he went downstairs he summoned the major-domo into the library on the ground floor, where Cocky’s sporting literature still strewed the tables.
strewed
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From this reading When he went downstairs he summoned the major-domo into the library on the ground floor, where Cocky’s sporting literature still strewed the tables.
summoned
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From this reading When he went downstairs he summoned the major-domo into the library on the ground floor, where Cocky’s sporting literature still strewed the tables.
tables
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From this reading When he went downstairs he summoned the major-domo into the library on the ground floor, where Cocky’s sporting literature still strewed the tables.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Mason, her Grace leaves this house on the first of July,” he said to that functionary.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he went downstairs he summoned the major-domo into the library on the ground floor, where Cocky’s sporting literature still strewed the tables.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Mason, her Grace leaves this house on the first of July,” he said to that functionary.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mason, her Grace leaves this house on the first of July,” he said to that functionary.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
Very
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From this reading “Very good, my lord,” said Mason, with impassable countenance.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he went downstairs he summoned the major-domo into the library on the ground floor, where Cocky’s sporting literature still strewed the tables.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he went downstairs he summoned the major-domo into the library on the ground floor, where Cocky’s sporting literature still strewed the tables.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When he went downstairs he summoned the major-domo into the library on the ground floor, where Cocky’s sporting literature still strewed the tables.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Very good, my lord,” said Mason, with impassable countenance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he had, everything would have gone in the smelting-pot.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You see, Mason,” continued Ronald, “the duchess is of course in a very altered position; if the duke had lived----” “Quite so, my lord,” said Mason, who thought: “Bless us and save us!
