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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 During the drive--by no means a long one--to the great harbour, he strove to collect his thoughts.
Alexandria
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From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
aloud
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From this reading Groaning aloud, he covered his ears with his hands to shut out the shouts and hisses from the palaestra, which in reality were no longer audible.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Groaning aloud, he covered his ears with his hands to shut out the shouts and hisses from the palaestra, which in reality were no longer audible.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
audible
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From this reading Groaning aloud, he covered his ears with his hands to shut out the shouts and hisses from the palaestra, which in reality were no longer audible.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had never imagined that the consequences of his explanation would be so terrible.
burning
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From this reading The sculptor's head was burning feverishly when he entered the vehicle.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading During the drive--by no means a long one--to the great harbour, he strove to collect his thoughts.
city
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From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
collect
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From this reading During the drive--by no means a long one--to the great harbour, he strove to collect his thoughts.
consequences
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From this reading He had never imagined that the consequences of his explanation would be so terrible.
covered
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From this reading Groaning aloud, he covered his ears with his hands to shut out the shouts and hisses from the palaestra, which in reality were no longer audible.
drive
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From this reading During the drive--by no means a long one--to the great harbour, he strove to collect his thoughts.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the drive--by no means a long one--to the great harbour, he strove to collect his thoughts.
ears
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From this reading Groaning aloud, he covered his ears with his hands to shut out the shouts and hisses from the palaestra, which in reality were no longer audible.
echo
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From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
entered
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From this reading The sculptor's head was burning feverishly when he entered the vehicle.
explanation
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From this reading He had never imagined that the consequences of his explanation would be so terrible.
expose
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From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
feverishly
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From this reading The sculptor's head was burning feverishly when he entered the vehicle.
form
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From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Groaning aloud, he covered his ears with his hands to shut out the shouts and hisses from the palaestra, which in reality were no longer audible.
gentler
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From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the drive--by no means a long one--to the great harbour, he strove to collect his thoughts.
Groaning
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From this reading Groaning aloud, he covered his ears with his hands to shut out the shouts and hisses from the palaestra, which in reality were no longer audible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had never imagined that the consequences of his explanation would be so terrible.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Groaning aloud, he covered his ears with his hands to shut out the shouts and hisses from the palaestra, which in reality were no longer audible.
harbour
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From this reading During the drive--by no means a long one--to the great harbour, he strove to collect his thoughts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sculptor's head was burning feverishly when he entered the vehicle.
head
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From this reading The sculptor's head was burning feverishly when he entered the vehicle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had never imagined that the consequences of his explanation would be so terrible.
hisses
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From this reading Groaning aloud, he covered his ears with his hands to shut out the shouts and hisses from the palaestra, which in reality were no longer audible.
hundreds
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From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
imagined
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From this reading He had never imagined that the consequences of his explanation would be so terrible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Groaning aloud, he covered his ears with his hands to shut out the shouts and hisses from the palaestra, which in reality were no longer audible.
jibes
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From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the drive--by no means a long one--to the great harbour, he strove to collect his thoughts.
longer
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From this reading Groaning aloud, he covered his ears with his hands to shut out the shouts and hisses from the palaestra, which in reality were no longer audible.
means
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From this reading During the drive--by no means a long one--to the great harbour, he strove to collect his thoughts.
mockery
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From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never imagined that the consequences of his explanation would be so terrible.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading During the drive--by no means a long one--to the great harbour, he strove to collect his thoughts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had never imagined that the consequences of his explanation would be so terrible.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading During the drive--by no means a long one--to the great harbour, he strove to collect his thoughts.
out
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From this reading Groaning aloud, he covered his ears with his hands to shut out the shouts and hisses from the palaestra, which in reality were no longer audible.
palaestra
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From this reading Groaning aloud, he covered his ears with his hands to shut out the shouts and hisses from the palaestra, which in reality were no longer audible.
reality
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From this reading Groaning aloud, he covered his ears with his hands to shut out the shouts and hisses from the palaestra, which in reality were no longer audible.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
sculptor's
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From this reading The sculptor's head was burning feverishly when he entered the vehicle.
second
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From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
shouts
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From this reading Groaning aloud, he covered his ears with his hands to shut out the shouts and hisses from the palaestra, which in reality were no longer audible.
shut
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From this reading Groaning aloud, he covered his ears with his hands to shut out the shouts and hisses from the palaestra, which in reality were no longer audible.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had never imagined that the consequences of his explanation would be so terrible.
strove
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From this reading During the drive--by no means a long one--to the great harbour, he strove to collect his thoughts.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had never imagined that the consequences of his explanation would be so terrible.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had never imagined that the consequences of his explanation would be so terrible.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sculptor's head was burning feverishly when he entered the vehicle.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
thoughts
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From this reading During the drive--by no means a long one--to the great harbour, he strove to collect his thoughts.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
times
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From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the drive--by no means a long one--to the great harbour, he strove to collect his thoughts.
True
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From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
uproar
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From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
vehicle
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From this reading The sculptor's head was burning feverishly when he entered the vehicle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sculptor's head was burning feverishly when he entered the vehicle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Groaning aloud, he covered his ears with his hands to shut out the shouts and hisses from the palaestra, which in reality were no longer audible.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The sculptor's head was burning feverishly when he entered the vehicle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Groaning aloud, he covered his ears with his hands to shut out the shouts and hisses from the palaestra, which in reality were no longer audible.
whole
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From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Groaning aloud, he covered his ears with his hands to shut out the shouts and hisses from the palaestra, which in reality were no longer audible.
witticisms
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From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had never imagined that the consequences of his explanation would be so terrible.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading True, he would not need to expose himself to this uproar a second time, yet if he remained in Alexandria the witticisms, mockery, and jibes of the whole city, though in a gentler form, would echo hundreds of times around him.
