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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
All
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From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
bed
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From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
carried
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From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
cold
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From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
Colin
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From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
day
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From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
fatherhood
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From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
felt
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From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
fishing
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From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
frozen
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From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
gallery
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From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
given
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From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
gone
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From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
got
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From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
ice
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From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
intense
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From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
Lady
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From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
liked
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From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
loved
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From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
Philip
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From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
Raymond
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From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
recovered
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From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
ropes
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From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
sat
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From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
sluice
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From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
sorrow
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From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
stiff
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From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
stream
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From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
sunset
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From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
tackle
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From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
up
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From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
Violet
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From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
well
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From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
Yardley
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From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
