Chapter XXX
MR. MANNERING, M.P. Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief. The air was cold and fresh. The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
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Chapter XXX
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MR.
MANNERING,
M.P.
Mannering
threw
up
his
window
with
a
sigh
of
immense
relief.
The
air
was
cold
and
fresh.
The
land,
as
yet
unwarmed
by
the
slowly
rising
sun,
was
hung
with
a
faint
autumn
mist.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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MR.
Line 2
MANNERING,
M.P.
Line 3
Mannering
threw
up
his
window
with
a
sigh
of
immense
relief.
Line 4
The
air
was
cold
and
fresh.
Line 5
The
land,
as
yet
unwarmed
by
the
slowly
rising
sun,
was
hung
with
a
faint
autumn
mist.
Learner Dictionary
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Relief
noun
US /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.”
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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 Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.
air
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From this reading The air was cold and fresh.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was cold and fresh.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
autumn
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From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
cold
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From this reading The air was cold and fresh.
faint
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fresh
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From this reading The air was cold and fresh.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.
hung
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immense
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From this reading Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.
land
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M
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MANNERING
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mist
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MR
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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P
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reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.
rising
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From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
sigh
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From this reading Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.
slowly
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From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
sun
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From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The air was cold and fresh.
threw
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From this reading Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.
unwarmed
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From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
up
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From this reading Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was cold and fresh.
window
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From this reading Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.