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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 It was a pleasant little room, with three windows—north, west, and south—and bookshelves covered with books and scientific publications, and a broad writing-table, and, under the north window, a microscope, glass slips, minute instruments, some cultures, and scattered bottles of reagents.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And his eye, presently wandering from his work, caught the sunset blazing at the back of the hill that is over against his own.
albeitconjunctionUS /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/
although
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almost
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a pleasant little room, with three windows—north, west, and south—and bookshelves covered with books and scientific publications, and a broad writing-table, and, under the north window, a microscope, glass slips, minute instruments, some cultures, and scattered bottles of reagents.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And his eye, presently wandering from his work, caught the sunset blazing at the back of the hill that is over against his own.
back
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From this reading And his eye, presently wandering from his work, caught the sunset blazing at the back of the hill that is over against his own.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
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belvedere
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blazing
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blinds
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booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading It was a pleasant little room, with three windows—north, west, and south—and bookshelves covered with books and scientific publications, and a broad writing-table, and, under the north window, a microscope, glass slips, minute instruments, some cultures, and scattered bottles of reagents.
bookshelves
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bottles
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bright
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broad
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Burdock
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caught
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covered
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cultures
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Dr. Kemp was a tall and slender young man, with flaxen hair and a moustache almost white, and the work he was upon would earn him, he hoped, the fellowship of the Royal Society, so highly did he think of it.
down
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Dr
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early
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earn
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evening
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eye
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fellowship
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flaxen
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And his eye, presently wandering from his work, caught the sunset blazing at the back of the hill that is over against his own.
glass
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hair
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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highly
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hill
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From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS RUNNING In the early evening time Dr. Kemp was sitting in his study in the belvedere on the hill overlooking Burdock.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dr. Kemp was a tall and slender young man, with flaxen hair and a moustache almost white, and the work he was upon would earn him, he hoped, the fellowship of the Royal Society, so highly did he think of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS RUNNING In the early evening time Dr. Kemp was sitting in his study in the belvedere on the hill overlooking Burdock.
hoped
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS RUNNING In the early evening time Dr. Kemp was sitting in his study in the belvedere on the hill overlooking Burdock.
instruments
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And his eye, presently wandering from his work, caught the sunset blazing at the back of the hill that is over against his own.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a pleasant little room, with three windows—north, west, and south—and bookshelves covered with books and scientific publications, and a broad writing-table, and, under the north window, a microscope, glass slips, minute instruments, some cultures, and scattered bottles of reagents.
Kemp
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Kemp's
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lamp
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light
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lit
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a pleasant little room, with three windows—north, west, and south—and bookshelves covered with books and scientific publications, and a broad writing-table, and, under the north window, a microscope, glass slips, minute instruments, some cultures, and scattered bottles of reagents.
MAN
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microscope
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minute
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moustache
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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north
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a pleasant little room, with three windows—north, west, and south—and bookshelves covered with books and scientific publications, and a broad writing-table, and, under the north window, a microscope, glass slips, minute instruments, some cultures, and scattered bottles of reagents.
offence
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS RUNNING In the early evening time Dr. Kemp was sitting in his study in the belvedere on the hill overlooking Burdock.
outsiders
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And his eye, presently wandering from his work, caught the sunset blazing at the back of the hill that is over against his own.
overlooking
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own
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peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading Dr. Kemp’s solar lamp was lit, albeit the sky was still bright with the sunset light, and his blinds were up because there was no offence of peering outsiders to require them pulled down.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a pleasant little room, with three windows—north, west, and south—and bookshelves covered with books and scientific publications, and a broad writing-table, and, under the north window, a microscope, glass slips, minute instruments, some cultures, and scattered bottles of reagents.
presently
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publications
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pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Kemp’s solar lamp was lit, albeit the sky was still bright with the sunset light, and his blinds were up because there was no offence of peering outsiders to require them pulled down.
reagents
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require
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room
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Royal
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RUNNINGnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS RUNNING In the early evening time Dr. Kemp was sitting in his study in the belvedere on the hill overlooking Burdock.
scattered
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scientific
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sitting
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sky
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slender
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slips
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dr. Kemp was a tall and slender young man, with flaxen hair and a moustache almost white, and the work he was upon would earn him, he hoped, the fellowship of the Royal Society, so highly did he think of it.
Society
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solar
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some
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south
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stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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study
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sunset
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tall
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And his eye, presently wandering from his work, caught the sunset blazing at the back of the hill that is over against his own.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS RUNNING In the early evening time Dr. Kemp was sitting in his study in the belvedere on the hill overlooking Burdock.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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there
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thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Kemp was a tall and slender young man, with flaxen hair and a moustache almost white, and the work he was upon would earn him, he hoped, the fellowship of the Royal Society, so highly did he think of it.
three
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS RUNNING In the early evening time Dr. Kemp was sitting in his study in the belvedere on the hill overlooking Burdock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dr. Kemp’s solar lamp was lit, albeit the sky was still bright with the sunset light, and his blinds were up because there was no offence of peering outsiders to require them pulled down.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was a pleasant little room, with three windows—north, west, and south—and bookshelves covered with books and scientific publications, and a broad writing-table, and, under the north window, a microscope, glass slips, minute instruments, some cultures, and scattered bottles of reagents.
up
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dr. Kemp was a tall and slender young man, with flaxen hair and a moustache almost white, and the work he was upon would earn him, he hoped, the fellowship of the Royal Society, so highly did he think of it.
wandering
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WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS RUNNING In the early evening time Dr. Kemp was sitting in his study in the belvedere on the hill overlooking Burdock.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dr. Kemp’s solar lamp was lit, albeit the sky was still bright with the sunset light, and his blinds were up because there was no offence of peering outsiders to require them pulled down.
west
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white
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WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS RUNNING In the early evening time Dr. Kemp was sitting in his study in the belvedere on the hill overlooking Burdock.
window
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windows
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a pleasant little room, with three windows—north, west, and south—and bookshelves covered with books and scientific publications, and a broad writing-table, and, under the north window, a microscope, glass slips, minute instruments, some cultures, and scattered bottles of reagents.
work
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dr. Kemp was a tall and slender young man, with flaxen hair and a moustache almost white, and the work he was upon would earn him, he hoped, the fellowship of the Royal Society, so highly did he think of it.
writing-table
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young
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