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15th
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
1914
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
1916
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
25th
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was gray and overcast, with heavy dew lying white on the grass and a quite unseasonable rawness in the air.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His peremptory tap and ‘Get to bed, boy!’ had produced an instant eclipse, and he determined to speak to him about it in the morning.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
air
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From this reading It was gray and overcast, with heavy dew lying white on the grass and a quite unseasonable rawness in the air.
all
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His peremptory tap and ‘Get to bed, boy!’ had produced an instant eclipse, and he determined to speak to him about it in the morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was gray and overcast, with heavy dew lying white on the grass and a quite unseasonable rawness in the air.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
back
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
bed
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From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
bolts
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
boy
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From this reading His peremptory tap and ‘Get to bed, boy!’ had produced an instant eclipse, and he determined to speak to him about it in the morning.
chimes
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
clock
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
Dare
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
date
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading His peremptory tap and ‘Get to bed, boy!’ had produced an instant eclipse, and he determined to speak to him about it in the morning.
dew
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From this reading It was gray and overcast, with heavy dew lying white on the grass and a quite unseasonable rawness in the air.
door
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From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
early
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
eclipse
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From this reading His peremptory tap and ‘Get to bed, boy!’ had produced an instant eclipse, and he determined to speak to him about it in the morning.
Edition
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
French
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
Get
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From this reading His peremptory tap and ‘Get to bed, boy!’ had produced an instant eclipse, and he determined to speak to him about it in the morning.
gleamed
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From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
gone
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From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
grass
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From this reading It was gray and overcast, with heavy dew lying white on the grass and a quite unseasonable rawness in the air.
gray
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From this reading It was gray and overcast, with heavy dew lying white on the grass and a quite unseasonable rawness in the air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
heavily
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From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
heavy
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From this reading It was gray and overcast, with heavy dew lying white on the grass and a quite unseasonable rawness in the air.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His peremptory tap and ‘Get to bed, boy!’ had produced an instant eclipse, and he determined to speak to him about it in the morning.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
House
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was gray and overcast, with heavy dew lying white on the grass and a quite unseasonable rawness in the air.
inconsistent
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
instant
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From this reading His peremptory tap and ‘Get to bed, boy!’ had produced an instant eclipse, and he determined to speak to him about it in the morning.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was gray and overcast, with heavy dew lying white on the grass and a quite unseasonable rawness in the air.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
John
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
July
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
lawn
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
led
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
light
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From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
lying
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From this reading It was gray and overcast, with heavy dew lying white on the grass and a quite unseasonable rawness in the air.
mantelpiece
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
morning-room
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
Mr
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
night
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From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
Noel's
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From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
noticed
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From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was gray and overcast, with heavy dew lying white on the grass and a quite unseasonable rawness in the air.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
out
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
overcast
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From this reading It was gray and overcast, with heavy dew lying white on the grass and a quite unseasonable rawness in the air.
peremptory
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From this reading His peremptory tap and ‘Get to bed, boy!’ had produced an instant eclipse, and he determined to speak to him about it in the morning.
produced
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From this reading His peremptory tap and ‘Get to bed, boy!’ had produced an instant eclipse, and he determined to speak to him about it in the morning.
Published
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was gray and overcast, with heavy dew lying white on the grass and a quite unseasonable rawness in the air.
rawness
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From this reading It was gray and overcast, with heavy dew lying white on the grass and a quite unseasonable rawness in the air.
reasonably
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
Red
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
Second
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
September
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
shot
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From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
six
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
size
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
sonorous
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
speak
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From this reading His peremptory tap and ‘Get to bed, boy!’ had produced an instant eclipse, and he determined to speak to him about it in the morning.
startlingly
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
stepped
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
striking
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
tap
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From this reading His peremptory tap and ‘Get to bed, boy!’ had produced an instant eclipse, and he determined to speak to him about it in the morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
thoughtfully
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From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
unseasonable
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From this reading It was gray and overcast, with heavy dew lying white on the grass and a quite unseasonable rawness in the air.
up
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From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _First Published_ _September 15th 1916_ _Second Edition_ _September 1916_ The early morning of July 25th, 1914, was not at all such as the date might reasonably have led one to expect.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
Westminster
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had shot the bolts heavily and thoughtfully the night before, long after all the rest had gone up to bed, though he noticed, when he went up himself, that Noel’s light still gleamed under his door.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
white
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From this reading It was gray and overcast, with heavy dew lying white on the grass and a quite unseasonable rawness in the air.
Willstead
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
window
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From this reading The clock on the mantelpiece of the morning-room in The Red House, Willstead, was striking six, in the sonorous Westminster chimes, which were so startlingly inconsistent with its size, as Mr John Dare drew the bolts of the French window and stepped out on to his back lawn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was gray and overcast, with heavy dew lying white on the grass and a quite unseasonable rawness in the air.
