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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 A group of his colleagues melted away at his approach.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the railway station the next afternoon he found most of the company already assembled on the platform.
all
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From this reading The fears that had haunted him all the night and all that day were realised.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the railway station the next afternoon he found most of the company already assembled on the platform.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
Annie
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From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
appeared
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From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
approach
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From this reading A group of his colleagues melted away at his approach.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
assembled
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From this reading At the railway station the next afternoon he found most of the company already assembled on the platform.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the railway station the next afternoon he found most of the company already assembled on the platform.
away
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From this reading A group of his colleagues melted away at his approach.
cast
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From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
colleagues
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From this reading A group of his colleagues melted away at his approach.
company
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From this reading At the railway station the next afternoon he found most of the company already assembled on the platform.
Curious
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From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
day
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From this reading The fears that had haunted him all the night and all that day were realised.
defiant
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From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
fears
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From this reading The fears that had haunted him all the night and all that day were realised.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the railway station the next afternoon he found most of the company already assembled on the platform.
giggling
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From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
girls
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From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
glances
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From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
group
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From this reading A group of his colleagues melted away at his approach.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He saw at once what had happened.
happened
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From this reading He saw at once what had happened.
haunted
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From this reading The fears that had haunted him all the night and all that day were realised.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the railway station the next afternoon he found most of the company already assembled on the platform.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A group of his colleagues melted away at his approach.
looking
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From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
melted
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From this reading A group of his colleagues melted away at his approach.
more
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From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
most
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From this reading At the railway station the next afternoon he found most of the company already assembled on the platform.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the railway station the next afternoon he found most of the company already assembled on the platform.
night
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From this reading The fears that had haunted him all the night and all that day were realised.
nudgings
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From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the railway station the next afternoon he found most of the company already assembled on the platform.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the railway station the next afternoon he found most of the company already assembled on the platform.
once
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From this reading He saw at once what had happened.
paler
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From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
platform
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From this reading At the railway station the next afternoon he found most of the company already assembled on the platform.
railway
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From this reading At the railway station the next afternoon he found most of the company already assembled on the platform.
realised
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From this reading The fears that had haunted him all the night and all that day were realised.
round
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From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
saw
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From this reading He saw at once what had happened.
some
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From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
station
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From this reading At the railway station the next afternoon he found most of the company already assembled on the platform.
Stevens
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From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fears that had haunted him all the night and all that day were realised.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the railway station the next afternoon he found most of the company already assembled on the platform.
there
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From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
usual
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From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He saw at once what had happened.
whisperings
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From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Curious glances were cast upon him as he appeared; there were nudgings and whisperings; some giggling on the part of the chorus girls standing round Annie Stevens, who was looking paler and more defiant than usual.
