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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 AFTERGLOW "Phil," she wrote, "I am a little frightened.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "I have been so worried, so anxious, hoping from day to day that you would write to reassure me that Boots did not recognise me with my back turned to him and my muff across my eyes.
AFTERGLOW
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From this reading AFTERGLOW "Phil," she wrote, "I am a little frightened.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading AFTERGLOW "Phil," she wrote, "I am a little frightened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
anxious
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From this reading "I have been so worried, so anxious, hoping from day to day that you would write to reassure me that Boots did not recognise me with my back turned to him and my muff across my eyes.
back
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From this reading "I have been so worried, so anxious, hoping from day to day that you would write to reassure me that Boots did not recognise me with my back turned to him and my muff across my eyes.
bang
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From this reading But, Phil, how could I know it was the fashion for your friends to bang like that and then come in without the excuse of a response from you?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
Boots
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From this reading Do you suppose Boots suspected who it was?
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, Phil, how could I know it was the fashion for your friends to bang like that and then come in without the excuse of a response from you?
chance
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From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, Phil, how could I know it was the fashion for your friends to bang like that and then come in without the excuse of a response from you?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But, Phil, how could I know it was the fashion for your friends to bang like that and then come in without the excuse of a response from you?
day
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From this reading "I have been so worried, so anxious, hoping from day to day that you would write to reassure me that Boots did not recognise me with my back turned to him and my muff across my eyes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I have been so worried, so anxious, hoping from day to day that you would write to reassure me that Boots did not recognise me with my back turned to him and my muff across my eyes.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you suppose Boots suspected who it was?
door
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From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
excuse
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From this reading But, Phil, how could I know it was the fashion for your friends to bang like that and then come in without the excuse of a response from you?
eyes
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From this reading "I have been so worried, so anxious, hoping from day to day that you would write to reassure me that Boots did not recognise me with my back turned to him and my muff across my eyes.
fashion
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From this reading But, Phil, how could I know it was the fashion for your friends to bang like that and then come in without the excuse of a response from you?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, Phil, how could I know it was the fashion for your friends to bang like that and then come in without the excuse of a response from you?
friends
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From this reading But, Phil, how could I know it was the fashion for your friends to bang like that and then come in without the excuse of a response from you?
frightened
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From this reading AFTERGLOW "Phil," she wrote, "I am a little frightened.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But, Phil, how could I know it was the fashion for your friends to bang like that and then come in without the excuse of a response from you?
go
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From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have been so worried, so anxious, hoping from day to day that you would write to reassure me that Boots did not recognise me with my back turned to him and my muff across my eyes.
hoping
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From this reading "I have been so worried, so anxious, hoping from day to day that you would write to reassure me that Boots did not recognise me with my back turned to him and my muff across my eyes.
how
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From this reading But, Phil, how could I know it was the fashion for your friends to bang like that and then come in without the excuse of a response from you?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AFTERGLOW "Phil," she wrote, "I am a little frightened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Do you suppose Boots suspected who it was?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, Phil, how could I know it was the fashion for your friends to bang like that and then come in without the excuse of a response from you?
leave
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From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
like
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From this reading But, Phil, how could I know it was the fashion for your friends to bang like that and then come in without the excuse of a response from you?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AFTERGLOW "Phil," she wrote, "I am a little frightened.
mad
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From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have been so worried, so anxious, hoping from day to day that you would write to reassure me that Boots did not recognise me with my back turned to him and my muff across my eyes.
muff
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From this reading "I have been so worried, so anxious, hoping from day to day that you would write to reassure me that Boots did not recognise me with my back turned to him and my muff across my eyes.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have been so worried, so anxious, hoping from day to day that you would write to reassure me that Boots did not recognise me with my back turned to him and my muff across my eyes.
night
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From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I have been so worried, so anxious, hoping from day to day that you would write to reassure me that Boots did not recognise me with my back turned to him and my muff across my eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
perfectly
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From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
Phil
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From this reading AFTERGLOW "Phil," she wrote, "I am a little frightened.
reassure
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From this reading "I have been so worried, so anxious, hoping from day to day that you would write to reassure me that Boots did not recognise me with my back turned to him and my muff across my eyes.
recognise
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From this reading "I have been so worried, so anxious, hoping from day to day that you would write to reassure me that Boots did not recognise me with my back turned to him and my muff across my eyes.
response
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From this reading But, Phil, how could I know it was the fashion for your friends to bang like that and then come in without the excuse of a response from you?
rooms
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From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AFTERGLOW "Phil," she wrote, "I am a little frightened.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I have been so worried, so anxious, hoping from day to day that you would write to reassure me that Boots did not recognise me with my back turned to him and my muff across my eyes.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Do you suppose Boots suspected who it was?
suspected
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From this reading Do you suppose Boots suspected who it was?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
then
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From this reading But, Phil, how could I know it was the fashion for your friends to bang like that and then come in without the excuse of a response from you?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
turned
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From this reading "I have been so worried, so anxious, hoping from day to day that you would write to reassure me that Boots did not recognise me with my back turned to him and my muff across my eyes.
unlocked
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From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
walking
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From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Do you suppose Boots suspected who it was?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Do you suppose Boots suspected who it was?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But, Phil, how could I know it was the fashion for your friends to bang like that and then come in without the excuse of a response from you?
worried
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From this reading "I have been so worried, so anxious, hoping from day to day that you would write to reassure me that Boots did not recognise me with my back turned to him and my muff across my eyes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I have been so worried, so anxious, hoping from day to day that you would write to reassure me that Boots did not recognise me with my back turned to him and my muff across my eyes.
write
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From this reading "I have been so worried, so anxious, hoping from day to day that you would write to reassure me that Boots did not recognise me with my back turned to him and my muff across my eyes.
wrote
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From this reading AFTERGLOW "Phil," she wrote, "I am a little frightened.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you suppose Boots suspected who it was?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I must have been perfectly mad to go to your rooms that night; and we both were--to leave the door unlocked with the chance of somebody walking in.
