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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 The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
accurate
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
ADDS
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
aim
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
another's
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading It was never their custom to heed anything else until the light of the morning touched their eyelids.
armed
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From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
arms
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
August
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
bare
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From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
bed
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
bolster
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From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
buffets
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
chamber
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From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
civilities
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
clad
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From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
custom
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From this reading It was never their custom to heed anything else until the light of the morning touched their eyelids.
day
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
else
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From this reading It was never their custom to heed anything else until the light of the morning touched their eyelids.
ended
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
entered
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From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
exchange
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
eyelids
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From this reading It was never their custom to heed anything else until the light of the morning touched their eyelids.
fat
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From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
feet
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From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
FINEnounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a general rule it touched Muffin’s first.
Four
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
general
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From this reading As a general rule it touched Muffin’s first.
going
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
Goose's
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From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
got
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
heed
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From this reading It was never their custom to heed anything else until the light of the morning touched their eyelids.
HEROISM
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
hours
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
imperial
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
inception
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
invariably
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was never their custom to heed anything else until the light of the morning touched their eyelids.
JIM
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
LASCELLES
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
later
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
light
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From this reading It was never their custom to heed anything else until the light of the morning touched their eyelids.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was never their custom to heed anything else until the light of the morning touched their eyelids.
most
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
Muffin
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From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
Muffin's
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From this reading As a general rule it touched Muffin’s first.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was never their custom to heed anything else until the light of the morning touched their eyelids.
night
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From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
nightgown
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From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
only
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From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
OTHER
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
previous
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From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
QUALITIES
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
rule
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From this reading As a general rule it touched Muffin’s first.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
saw
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
sharing
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
sleep
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
solemn
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
stealth
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From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
susceptible
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was never their custom to heed anything else until the light of the morning touched their eyelids.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JIM LASCELLES ADDS HEROISM TO HIS OTHER FINE QUALITIES Four hours later saw the inception of an imperial August day.
touched
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From this reading It was never their custom to heed anything else until the light of the morning touched their eyelids.
tremendous
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was never their custom to heed anything else until the light of the morning touched their eyelids.
usual
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
white
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From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The previous night Muffin had entered Goose’s chamber by stealth, with bare feet and clad in a white nightgown only, and armed with a fat bolster.
wonderfully
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
worst
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From this reading After a solemn exchange of civilities, of which Muffin invariably got the worst, because Goose’s aim was wonderfully accurate and she was not susceptible to the most tremendous buffets, they ended as usual by sharing the same bed and going to sleep in one another’s arms.
