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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 I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
all
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From this reading He faltered at the queerness of it all, but the younger said, simply and gravely: “Oh, yes, I’ll take it in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He faltered at the queerness of it all, but the younger said, simply and gravely: “Oh, yes, I’ll take it in.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He faltered at the queerness of it all, but the younger said, simply and gravely: “Oh, yes, I’ll take it in.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He faltered at the queerness of it all, but the younger said, simply and gravely: “Oh, yes, I’ll take it in.
comfortable
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From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
cooking-stove
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From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
Denton
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From this reading He hesitated, and looked at Mrs. Denton, who said, “Won’t you sit down--if it isn’t too hot here?”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Ray did not know exactly what to do, or rather how he should do what he wished.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Ray did not know exactly what to do, or rather how he should do what he wished.
down
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From this reading He hesitated, and looked at Mrs. Denton, who said, “Won’t you sit down--if it isn’t too hot here?”
exactly
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From this reading Ray did not know exactly what to do, or rather how he should do what he wished.
faltered
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From this reading He faltered at the queerness of it all, but the younger said, simply and gravely: “Oh, yes, I’ll take it in.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
got
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From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
gravely
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From this reading He faltered at the queerness of it all, but the younger said, simply and gravely: “Oh, yes, I’ll take it in.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He faltered at the queerness of it all, but the younger said, simply and gravely: “Oh, yes, I’ll take it in.
hearth
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From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
hesitated
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From this reading He hesitated, and looked at Mrs. Denton, who said, “Won’t you sit down--if it isn’t too hot here?”
hot
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From this reading He hesitated, and looked at Mrs. Denton, who said, “Won’t you sit down--if it isn’t too hot here?”
how
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From this reading Ray did not know exactly what to do, or rather how he should do what he wished.
I'll
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From this reading He faltered at the queerness of it all, but the younger said, simply and gravely: “Oh, yes, I’ll take it in.
I've
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From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He hesitated, and looked at Mrs. Denton, who said, “Won’t you sit down--if it isn’t too hot here?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He faltered at the queerness of it all, but the younger said, simply and gravely: “Oh, yes, I’ll take it in.
isn't
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From this reading He hesitated, and looked at Mrs. Denton, who said, “Won’t you sit down--if it isn’t too hot here?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He faltered at the queerness of it all, but the younger said, simply and gravely: “Oh, yes, I’ll take it in.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
keeping
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From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
kitchen
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From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ray did not know exactly what to do, or rather how he should do what he wished.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hesitated, and looked at Mrs. Denton, who said, “Won’t you sit down--if it isn’t too hot here?”
Mrs
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From this reading He hesitated, and looked at Mrs. Denton, who said, “Won’t you sit down--if it isn’t too hot here?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ray did not know exactly what to do, or rather how he should do what he wished.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He faltered at the queerness of it all, but the younger said, simply and gravely: “Oh, yes, I’ll take it in.
Oh
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From this reading He faltered at the queerness of it all, but the younger said, simply and gravely: “Oh, yes, I’ll take it in.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ray did not know exactly what to do, or rather how he should do what he wished.
out
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From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
queerness
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From this reading He faltered at the queerness of it all, but the younger said, simply and gravely: “Oh, yes, I’ll take it in.
rather
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From this reading Ray did not know exactly what to do, or rather how he should do what he wished.
Ray
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From this reading Ray did not know exactly what to do, or rather how he should do what he wished.
ready
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From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
room
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From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
said
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From this reading He faltered at the queerness of it all, but the younger said, simply and gravely: “Oh, yes, I’ll take it in.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Ray did not know exactly what to do, or rather how he should do what he wished.
side
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From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
simply
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From this reading He faltered at the queerness of it all, but the younger said, simply and gravely: “Oh, yes, I’ll take it in.
sit
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From this reading He hesitated, and looked at Mrs. Denton, who said, “Won’t you sit down--if it isn’t too hot here?”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He faltered at the queerness of it all, but the younger said, simply and gravely: “Oh, yes, I’ll take it in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He faltered at the queerness of it all, but the younger said, simply and gravely: “Oh, yes, I’ll take it in.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ray did not know exactly what to do, or rather how he should do what he wished.
too
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From this reading He hesitated, and looked at Mrs. Denton, who said, “Won’t you sit down--if it isn’t too hot here?”
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
tumbler
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From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
up
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From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Ray did not know exactly what to do, or rather how he should do what he wished.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He hesitated, and looked at Mrs. Denton, who said, “Won’t you sit down--if it isn’t too hot here?”
wished
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From this reading Ray did not know exactly what to do, or rather how he should do what he wished.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I’ve got it ready here,” and she took up a tumbler from the hearth of the cooking-stove keeping itself comfortable at one side of a little kitchen beyond the room where they were, and went out with it.
Won't
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From this reading He hesitated, and looked at Mrs. Denton, who said, “Won’t you sit down--if it isn’t too hot here?”
XV
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From this reading XV.
yes
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From this reading He faltered at the queerness of it all, but the younger said, simply and gravely: “Oh, yes, I’ll take it in.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He hesitated, and looked at Mrs. Denton, who said, “Won’t you sit down--if it isn’t too hot here?”
younger
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From this reading He faltered at the queerness of it all, but the younger said, simply and gravely: “Oh, yes, I’ll take it in.
