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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 He slept through the smashing of the windows, and then woke up suddenly with a curious persuasion of something wrong.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. Heelas was one of the sturdy minority who refused to believe “in all this nonsense” about an Invisible Man.
accordance
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From this reading He insisted upon walking about his garden just as if nothing was the matter, and he went to sleep in the afternoon in accordance with the custom of years.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He insisted upon walking about his garden just as if nothing was the matter, and he went to sleep in the afternoon in accordance with the custom of years.
all
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From this reading Mr. Heelas was one of the sturdy minority who refused to believe “in all this nonsense” about an Invisible Man.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Heelas was one of the sturdy minority who refused to believe “in all this nonsense” about an Invisible Man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He insisted upon walking about his garden just as if nothing was the matter, and he went to sleep in the afternoon in accordance with the custom of years.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His wife, however, as he was subsequently to be reminded, did.
asleep
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From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His wife, however, as he was subsequently to be reminded, did.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Heelas was one of the sturdy minority who refused to believe “in all this nonsense” about an Invisible Man.
curious
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From this reading He slept through the smashing of the windows, and then woke up suddenly with a curious persuasion of something wrong.
custom
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From this reading He insisted upon walking about his garden just as if nothing was the matter, and he went to sleep in the afternoon in accordance with the custom of years.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His wife, however, as he was subsequently to be reminded, did.
garden
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From this reading He insisted upon walking about his garden just as if nothing was the matter, and he went to sleep in the afternoon in accordance with the custom of years.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His wife, however, as he was subsequently to be reminded, did.
Heelas
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From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
holders
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From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
house
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From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading His wife, however, as he was subsequently to be reminded, did.
HUNTED
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From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
HUNTERnounUS /ˈhʌntər/
someone who hunts game
From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He insisted upon walking about his garden just as if nothing was the matter, and he went to sleep in the afternoon in accordance with the custom of years.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading He insisted upon walking about his garden just as if nothing was the matter, and he went to sleep in the afternoon in accordance with the custom of years.
Invisible
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From this reading Mr. Heelas was one of the sturdy minority who refused to believe “in all this nonsense” about an Invisible Man.
just
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From this reading He insisted upon walking about his garden just as if nothing was the matter, and he went to sleep in the afternoon in accordance with the custom of years.
Kemp's
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From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
Man
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From this reading Mr. Heelas was one of the sturdy minority who refused to believe “in all this nonsense” about an Invisible Man.
matter
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From this reading He insisted upon walking about his garden just as if nothing was the matter, and he went to sleep in the afternoon in accordance with the custom of years.
minority
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From this reading Mr. Heelas was one of the sturdy minority who refused to believe “in all this nonsense” about an Invisible Man.
Mr
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From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
nearest
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From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
neighbour
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From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
nonsense
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From this reading Mr. Heelas was one of the sturdy minority who refused to believe “in all this nonsense” about an Invisible Man.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He insisted upon walking about his garden just as if nothing was the matter, and he went to sleep in the afternoon in accordance with the custom of years.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Heelas was one of the sturdy minority who refused to believe “in all this nonsense” about an Invisible Man.
persuasion
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From this reading He slept through the smashing of the windows, and then woke up suddenly with a curious persuasion of something wrong.
refused
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From this reading Mr. Heelas was one of the sturdy minority who refused to believe “in all this nonsense” about an Invisible Man.
reminded
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From this reading His wife, however, as he was subsequently to be reminded, did.
siege
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From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
sleep
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From this reading He insisted upon walking about his garden just as if nothing was the matter, and he went to sleep in the afternoon in accordance with the custom of years.
slept
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From this reading He slept through the smashing of the windows, and then woke up suddenly with a curious persuasion of something wrong.
smashing
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From this reading He slept through the smashing of the windows, and then woke up suddenly with a curious persuasion of something wrong.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He slept through the smashing of the windows, and then woke up suddenly with a curious persuasion of something wrong.
sturdy
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From this reading Mr. Heelas was one of the sturdy minority who refused to believe “in all this nonsense” about an Invisible Man.
subsequently
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From this reading His wife, however, as he was subsequently to be reminded, did.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He slept through the smashing of the windows, and then woke up suddenly with a curious persuasion of something wrong.
summer
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From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
then
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From this reading He slept through the smashing of the windows, and then woke up suddenly with a curious persuasion of something wrong.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. Heelas was one of the sturdy minority who refused to believe “in all this nonsense” about an Invisible Man.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He slept through the smashing of the windows, and then woke up suddenly with a curious persuasion of something wrong.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Heelas was one of the sturdy minority who refused to believe “in all this nonsense” about an Invisible Man.
up
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From this reading He slept through the smashing of the windows, and then woke up suddenly with a curious persuasion of something wrong.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He insisted upon walking about his garden just as if nothing was the matter, and he went to sleep in the afternoon in accordance with the custom of years.
villa
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From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
walking
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From this reading He insisted upon walking about his garden just as if nothing was the matter, and he went to sleep in the afternoon in accordance with the custom of years.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He insisted upon walking about his garden just as if nothing was the matter, and he went to sleep in the afternoon in accordance with the custom of years.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE HUNTER HUNTED Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Heelas was one of the sturdy minority who refused to believe “in all this nonsense” about an Invisible Man.
wife
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From this reading His wife, however, as he was subsequently to be reminded, did.
windows
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From this reading He slept through the smashing of the windows, and then woke up suddenly with a curious persuasion of something wrong.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He insisted upon walking about his garden just as if nothing was the matter, and he went to sleep in the afternoon in accordance with the custom of years.
woke
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From this reading He slept through the smashing of the windows, and then woke up suddenly with a curious persuasion of something wrong.
wrong
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From this reading He slept through the smashing of the windows, and then woke up suddenly with a curious persuasion of something wrong.
years
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From this reading He insisted upon walking about his garden just as if nothing was the matter, and he went to sleep in the afternoon in accordance with the custom of years.
