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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 The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
all-prevailing
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From this reading “I’m sure you’re dead tired, but----” “Oh, let us get on,” she replied, with a touch of the all-prevailing anxious strain in her voice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
anxious
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From this reading “I’m sure you’re dead tired, but----” “Oh, let us get on,” she replied, with a touch of the all-prevailing anxious strain in her voice.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For to be delivered over to the police as suspects here, where they knew no one, might involve them in endless trouble and delay.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can you go on?” asked Ray.
barrier
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From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For to be delivered over to the police as suspects here, where they knew no one, might involve them in endless trouble and delay.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I’m sure you’re dead tired, but----” “Oh, let us get on,” she replied, with a touch of the all-prevailing anxious strain in her voice.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can you go on?” asked Ray.
country
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From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m sure you’re dead tired, but----” “Oh, let us get on,” she replied, with a touch of the all-prevailing anxious strain in her voice.
delay
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From this reading For to be delivered over to the police as suspects here, where they knew no one, might involve them in endless trouble and delay.
delivered
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From this reading For to be delivered over to the police as suspects here, where they knew no one, might involve them in endless trouble and delay.
descend
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From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
desired
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From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
endless
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From this reading For to be delivered over to the police as suspects here, where they knew no one, might involve them in endless trouble and delay.
English
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From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
folk
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From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
food
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From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
get
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From this reading “I’m sure you’re dead tired, but----” “Oh, let us get on,” she replied, with a touch of the all-prevailing anxious strain in her voice.
go
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From this reading “Can you go on?” asked Ray.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I’m sure you’re dead tired, but----” “Oh, let us get on,” she replied, with a touch of the all-prevailing anxious strain in her voice.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For to be delivered over to the police as suspects here, where they knew no one, might involve them in endless trouble and delay.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m sure you’re dead tired, but----” “Oh, let us get on,” she replied, with a touch of the all-prevailing anxious strain in her voice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For to be delivered over to the police as suspects here, where they knew no one, might involve them in endless trouble and delay.
involve
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From this reading For to be delivered over to the police as suspects here, where they knew no one, might involve them in endless trouble and delay.
knew
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From this reading For to be delivered over to the police as suspects here, where they knew no one, might involve them in endless trouble and delay.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I’m sure you’re dead tired, but----” “Oh, let us get on,” she replied, with a touch of the all-prevailing anxious strain in her voice.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For to be delivered over to the police as suspects here, where they knew no one, might involve them in endless trouble and delay.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For to be delivered over to the police as suspects here, where they knew no one, might involve them in endless trouble and delay.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
now
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From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
Oh
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From this reading “I’m sure you’re dead tired, but----” “Oh, let us get on,” she replied, with a touch of the all-prevailing anxious strain in her voice.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Can you go on?” asked Ray.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For to be delivered over to the police as suspects here, where they knew no one, might involve them in endless trouble and delay.
only
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From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
out
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From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
outcasts
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From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For to be delivered over to the police as suspects here, where they knew no one, might involve them in endless trouble and delay.
peered
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From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
police
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From this reading For to be delivered over to the police as suspects here, where they knew no one, might involve them in endless trouble and delay.
Ray
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From this reading “Can you go on?” asked Ray.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m sure you’re dead tired, but----” “Oh, let us get on,” she replied, with a touch of the all-prevailing anxious strain in her voice.
restaurant
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From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
roll
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From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
saw
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From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
set
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From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’m sure you’re dead tired, but----” “Oh, let us get on,” she replied, with a touch of the all-prevailing anxious strain in her voice.
sleep
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From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
strain
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From this reading “I’m sure you’re dead tired, but----” “Oh, let us get on,” she replied, with a touch of the all-prevailing anxious strain in her voice.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m sure you’re dead tired, but----” “Oh, let us get on,” she replied, with a touch of the all-prevailing anxious strain in her voice.
suspects
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From this reading For to be delivered over to the police as suspects here, where they knew no one, might involve them in endless trouble and delay.
suspicious
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From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For to be delivered over to the police as suspects here, where they knew no one, might involve them in endless trouble and delay.
then
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From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
tired
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From this reading “I’m sure you’re dead tired, but----” “Oh, let us get on,” she replied, with a touch of the all-prevailing anxious strain in her voice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
touch
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From this reading “I’m sure you’re dead tired, but----” “Oh, let us get on,” she replied, with a touch of the all-prevailing anxious strain in her voice.
trouble
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From this reading For to be delivered over to the police as suspects here, where they knew no one, might involve them in endless trouble and delay.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I’m sure you’re dead tired, but----” “Oh, let us get on,” she replied, with a touch of the all-prevailing anxious strain in her voice.
ventured
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From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
voice
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From this reading “I’m sure you’re dead tired, but----” “Oh, let us get on,” she replied, with a touch of the all-prevailing anxious strain in her voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The one thing they desired now, above food or even sleep, was to set foot in a country where English folk were not looked upon as suspicious outcasts.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading For to be delivered over to the police as suspects here, where they knew no one, might involve them in endless trouble and delay.
window
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From this reading They peered out of the window till they saw him roll through the barrier, and only then ventured to descend and make for the restaurant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I’m sure you’re dead tired, but----” “Oh, let us get on,” she replied, with a touch of the all-prevailing anxious strain in her voice.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Can you go on?” asked Ray.
you're
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From this reading “I’m sure you’re dead tired, but----” “Oh, let us get on,” she replied, with a touch of the all-prevailing anxious strain in her voice.
