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advises
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From this reading "You are the second person I have met to-day who advises me to go away--to the west."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Go west and when you start, keep on going.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are the second person I have met to-day who advises me to go away--to the west."
away
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From this reading "You are the second person I have met to-day who advises me to go away--to the west."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Kalora, with wrinkled brow, had been striving to follow him in his figurative flights.
brow
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From this reading Kalora, with wrinkled brow, had been striving to follow him in his figurative flights.
exclaimed
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From this reading "That's the tip!" he exclaimed with fervor.
fervor
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From this reading "That's the tip!" he exclaimed with fervor.
figurative
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From this reading Kalora, with wrinkled brow, had been striving to follow him in his figurative flights.
flights
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From this reading Kalora, with wrinkled brow, had been striving to follow him in his figurative flights.
follow
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From this reading Kalora, with wrinkled brow, had been striving to follow him in his figurative flights.
go
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From this reading "You are the second person I have met to-day who advises me to go away--to the west."
going
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From this reading "Go west and when you start, keep on going.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kalora, with wrinkled brow, had been striving to follow him in his figurative flights.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You are the second person I have met to-day who advises me to go away--to the west."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's the tip!" he exclaimed with fervor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kalora, with wrinkled brow, had been striving to follow him in his figurative flights.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kalora, with wrinkled brow, had been striving to follow him in his figurative flights.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You are the second person I have met to-day who advises me to go away--to the west."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kalora, with wrinkled brow, had been striving to follow him in his figurative flights.
Kalora
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From this reading Kalora, with wrinkled brow, had been striving to follow him in his figurative flights.
keep
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From this reading "Go west and when you start, keep on going.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You are the second person I have met to-day who advises me to go away--to the west."
met
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From this reading "You are the second person I have met to-day who advises me to go away--to the west."
murmured
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From this reading "Strange," she murmured.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Go west and when you start, keep on going.
person
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From this reading "You are the second person I have met to-day who advises me to go away--to the west."
second
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From this reading "You are the second person I have met to-day who advises me to go away--to the west."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Strange," she murmured.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Go west and when you start, keep on going.
Strange
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From this reading "Strange," she murmured.
striving
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From this reading Kalora, with wrinkled brow, had been striving to follow him in his figurative flights.
That's
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From this reading "That's the tip!" he exclaimed with fervor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You are the second person I have met to-day who advises me to go away--to the west."
tip
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From this reading "That's the tip!" he exclaimed with fervor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kalora, with wrinkled brow, had been striving to follow him in his figurative flights.
to-day
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From this reading "You are the second person I have met to-day who advises me to go away--to the west."
west
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From this reading "You are the second person I have met to-day who advises me to go away--to the west."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Go west and when you start, keep on going.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "You are the second person I have met to-day who advises me to go away--to the west."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kalora, with wrinkled brow, had been striving to follow him in his figurative flights.
wrinkled
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From this reading Kalora, with wrinkled brow, had been striving to follow him in his figurative flights.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are the second person I have met to-day who advises me to go away--to the west."