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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 Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
admiring
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From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Not very pleasant thoughts, either, judging by his contracted brow and compressed lips, as he leaned against a tall rock, his eyes looking out to sea.
all
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From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
away
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From this reading Its mysterious music was lost on Captain Cavendish; his thoughts were hundreds of miles away.
beach
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From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
BIRDS
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From this reading KILLING TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.
breaking
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From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
brow
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From this reading Not very pleasant thoughts, either, judging by his contracted brow and compressed lips, as he leaned against a tall rock, his eyes looking out to sea.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not very pleasant thoughts, either, judging by his contracted brow and compressed lips, as he leaned against a tall rock, his eyes looking out to sea.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
Cavendish
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From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
compressed
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From this reading Not very pleasant thoughts, either, judging by his contracted brow and compressed lips, as he leaned against a tall rock, his eyes looking out to sea.
contracted
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From this reading Not very pleasant thoughts, either, judging by his contracted brow and compressed lips, as he leaned against a tall rock, his eyes looking out to sea.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
distinguished
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From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
down
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From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
dozen
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From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
ebbing
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From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Not very pleasant thoughts, either, judging by his contracted brow and compressed lips, as he leaned against a tall rock, his eyes looking out to sea.
everlasting
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From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
eyes
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From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Its mysterious music was lost on Captain Cavendish; his thoughts were hundreds of miles away.
hundreds
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From this reading Its mysterious music was lost on Captain Cavendish; his thoughts were hundreds of miles away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its mysterious music was lost on Captain Cavendish; his thoughts were hundreds of miles away.
judging
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From this reading Not very pleasant thoughts, either, judging by his contracted brow and compressed lips, as he leaned against a tall rock, his eyes looking out to sea.
KILLING
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From this reading KILLING TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.
lazy
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From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
leaned
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From this reading Not very pleasant thoughts, either, judging by his contracted brow and compressed lips, as he leaned against a tall rock, his eyes looking out to sea.
lips
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From this reading Not very pleasant thoughts, either, judging by his contracted brow and compressed lips, as he leaned against a tall rock, his eyes looking out to sea.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
looking
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From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
lost
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From this reading Its mysterious music was lost on Captain Cavendish; his thoughts were hundreds of miles away.
lounged
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From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
miles
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From this reading Its mysterious music was lost on Captain Cavendish; his thoughts were hundreds of miles away.
music
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From this reading Its mysterious music was lost on Captain Cavendish; his thoughts were hundreds of miles away.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Its mysterious music was lost on Captain Cavendish; his thoughts were hundreds of miles away.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not very pleasant thoughts, either, judging by his contracted brow and compressed lips, as he leaned against a tall rock, his eyes looking out to sea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
old
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From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading KILLING TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.
other
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From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
out
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From this reading Not very pleasant thoughts, either, judging by his contracted brow and compressed lips, as he leaned against a tall rock, his eyes looking out to sea.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not very pleasant thoughts, either, judging by his contracted brow and compressed lips, as he leaned against a tall rock, his eyes looking out to sea.
Queen
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From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
rock
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From this reading Not very pleasant thoughts, either, judging by his contracted brow and compressed lips, as he leaned against a tall rock, his eyes looking out to sea.
sea
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From this reading Not very pleasant thoughts, either, judging by his contracted brow and compressed lips, as he leaned against a tall rock, his eyes looking out to sea.
sea-shore
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From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
singing
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From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
song
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From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
Speckport
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From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
STONE
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From this reading KILLING TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.
strand
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From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
Street
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From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
streets
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From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
sung
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From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
swell
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From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
tall
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From this reading Not very pleasant thoughts, either, judging by his contracted brow and compressed lips, as he leaned against a tall rock, his eyes looking out to sea.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
thoughts
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From this reading Its mysterious music was lost on Captain Cavendish; his thoughts were hundreds of miles away.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
tide
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From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
TWO
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From this reading KILLING TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.
very
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From this reading Captain Cavendish, looking very handsome and distinguished in the admiring eyes of Speckport, lounged down Queen Street, and down half a dozen other streets, toward the sea-shore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tide was ebbing as he descended to the beach, and the long, lazy swell breaking on the strand was singing the old everlasting song it has sung through all time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its mysterious music was lost on Captain Cavendish; his thoughts were hundreds of miles away.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading KILLING TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.
