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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 There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Prescott spread himself out before the fireplace, standing with his legs apart, and his coat tails extended.
any
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From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
apart
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From this reading Mr. Prescott spread himself out before the fireplace, standing with his legs apart, and his coat tails extended.
appropriate
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From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
Asquith
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From this reading This was the only sign of embarrassment Mr. Asquith showed, but it was very discernible.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mr. Prescott spread himself out before the fireplace, standing with his legs apart, and his coat tails extended.
benevolently
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From this reading The Squire looked benevolently, yet severely upon the curate, who sat before him, twisting his soft hat in his hands.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
coat
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From this reading Mr. Prescott spread himself out before the fireplace, standing with his legs apart, and his coat tails extended.
cock
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From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
curate
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From this reading The Squire looked benevolently, yet severely upon the curate, who sat before him, twisting his soft hat in his hands.
discernible
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From this reading This was the only sign of embarrassment Mr. Asquith showed, but it was very discernible.
DISCLOSURE
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From this reading THE DISCLOSURE.
elevation
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From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
embarrassment
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From this reading This was the only sign of embarrassment Mr. Asquith showed, but it was very discernible.
Englishman
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From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
extended
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From this reading Mr. Prescott spread himself out before the fireplace, standing with his legs apart, and his coat tails extended.
fire
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From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
fireplace
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From this reading Mr. Prescott spread himself out before the fireplace, standing with his legs apart, and his coat tails extended.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The Squire looked benevolently, yet severely upon the curate, who sat before him, twisting his soft hat in his hands.
hat
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From this reading The Squire looked benevolently, yet severely upon the curate, who sat before him, twisting his soft hat in his hands.
hearthrug
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From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Squire looked benevolently, yet severely upon the curate, who sat before him, twisting his soft hat in his hands.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Prescott spread himself out before the fireplace, standing with his legs apart, and his coat tails extended.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Prescott spread himself out before the fireplace, standing with his legs apart, and his coat tails extended.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was the only sign of embarrassment Mr. Asquith showed, but it was very discernible.
June
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From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
legs
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From this reading Mr. Prescott spread himself out before the fireplace, standing with his legs apart, and his coat tails extended.
like
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From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Squire looked benevolently, yet severely upon the curate, who sat before him, twisting his soft hat in his hands.
moment
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From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
month
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From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
more
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From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Prescott spread himself out before the fireplace, standing with his legs apart, and his coat tails extended.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
only
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From this reading This was the only sign of embarrassment Mr. Asquith showed, but it was very discernible.
other
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From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
out
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From this reading Mr. Prescott spread himself out before the fireplace, standing with his legs apart, and his coat tails extended.
own
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From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
Prescott
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From this reading Mr. Prescott spread himself out before the fireplace, standing with his legs apart, and his coat tails extended.
sat
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From this reading The Squire looked benevolently, yet severely upon the curate, who sat before him, twisting his soft hat in his hands.
severely
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From this reading The Squire looked benevolently, yet severely upon the curate, who sat before him, twisting his soft hat in his hands.
showed
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From this reading This was the only sign of embarrassment Mr. Asquith showed, but it was very discernible.
sign
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From this reading This was the only sign of embarrassment Mr. Asquith showed, but it was very discernible.
soft
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From this reading The Squire looked benevolently, yet severely upon the curate, who sat before him, twisting his soft hat in his hands.
spread
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From this reading Mr. Prescott spread himself out before the fireplace, standing with his legs apart, and his coat tails extended.
spreading
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From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
Squire
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From this reading The Squire looked benevolently, yet severely upon the curate, who sat before him, twisting his soft hat in his hands.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Prescott spread himself out before the fireplace, standing with his legs apart, and his coat tails extended.
tails
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From this reading Mr. Prescott spread himself out before the fireplace, standing with his legs apart, and his coat tails extended.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DISCLOSURE.
There
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From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the only sign of embarrassment Mr. Asquith showed, but it was very discernible.
twisting
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From this reading The Squire looked benevolently, yet severely upon the curate, who sat before him, twisting his soft hat in his hands.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
very
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From this reading This was the only sign of embarrassment Mr. Asquith showed, but it was very discernible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was, of course, no fire in the month of June, but an Englishman spreading himself out upon his own hearthrug, like a cock on his appropriate elevation, is more an Englishman than at any other moment.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Squire looked benevolently, yet severely upon the curate, who sat before him, twisting his soft hat in his hands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Prescott spread himself out before the fireplace, standing with his legs apart, and his coat tails extended.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The Squire looked benevolently, yet severely upon the curate, who sat before him, twisting his soft hat in his hands.
