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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 FIGHT FOR LIFE In less than an hour I was back at Devereux Court.
air
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gong was booming through the hall as I reached the drawing-room, and the little party had already risen to their feet.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A FIGHT FOR LIFE In less than an hour I was back at Devereux Court.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gong was booming through the hall as I reached the drawing-room, and the little party had already risen to their feet.
Annerley
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From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
Arbuthnot
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From this reading "Just in time, Arbuthnot!
arm
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The gong was booming through the hall as I reached the drawing-room, and the little party had already risen to their feet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A FIGHT FOR LIFE In less than an hour I was back at Devereux Court.
attack
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
back
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From this reading A FIGHT FOR LIFE In less than an hour I was back at Devereux Court.
bad
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
bare
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
boomingnounUS /ˈbooming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gong was booming through the hall as I reached the drawing-room, and the little party had already risen to their feet.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
coat-sleeve
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From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
comical
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
Court
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From this reading A FIGHT FOR LIFE In less than an hour I was back at Devereux Court.
Devereux
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From this reading A FIGHT FOR LIFE In less than an hour I was back at Devereux Court.
drawing-room
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From this reading The gong was booming through the hall as I reached the drawing-room, and the little party had already risen to their feet.
entrance
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
eyes
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From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
face
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From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
feet
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From this reading The gong was booming through the hall as I reached the drawing-room, and the little party had already risen to their feet.
FIGHT
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From this reading A FIGHT FOR LIFE In less than an hour I was back at Devereux Court.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A FIGHT FOR LIFE In less than an hour I was back at Devereux Court.
Francis
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
gong
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From this reading The gong was booming through the hall as I reached the drawing-room, and the little party had already risen to their feet.
gout
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The gong was booming through the hall as I reached the drawing-room, and the little party had already risen to their feet.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
hall
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From this reading The gong was booming through the hall as I reached the drawing-room, and the little party had already risen to their feet.
hand
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From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
hour
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From this reading A FIGHT FOR LIFE In less than an hour I was back at Devereux Court.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A FIGHT FOR LIFE In less than an hour I was back at Devereux Court.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FIGHT FOR LIFE In less than an hour I was back at Devereux Court.
insipid-looking
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From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
Just
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From this reading "Just in time, Arbuthnot!
knew
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From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
Lady
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
leaning
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
less
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From this reading A FIGHT FOR LIFE In less than an hour I was back at Devereux Court.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FIGHT FOR LIFE In less than an hour I was back at Devereux Court.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gong was booming through the hall as I reached the drawing-room, and the little party had already risen to their feet.
Lord
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From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
man
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From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
Maud's
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From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
Olive's
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
once
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From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gong was booming through the hall as I reached the drawing-room, and the little party had already risen to their feet.
reached
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From this reading The gong was booming through the hall as I reached the drawing-room, and the little party had already risen to their feet.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
risen
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From this reading The gong was booming through the hall as I reached the drawing-room, and the little party had already risen to their feet.
rubbing
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
scarcely
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From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
shoulder
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
stepped
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
stick
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
suffering
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
tall
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From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A FIGHT FOR LIFE In less than an hour I was back at Devereux Court.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gong was booming through the hall as I reached the drawing-room, and the little party had already risen to their feet.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The gong was booming through the hall as I reached the drawing-room, and the little party had already risen to their feet.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gong was booming through the hall as I reached the drawing-room, and the little party had already risen to their feet.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Just in time, Arbuthnot!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gong was booming through the hall as I reached the drawing-room, and the little party had already risen to their feet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FIGHT FOR LIFE In less than an hour I was back at Devereux Court.
weak
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From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
white
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maud's hand was resting on the coat-sleeve of a man scarcely as tall as herself, with a fair, insipid-looking face and weak eyes--whom I knew at once must be Lord Annerley.
withdrew
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From this reading Sir Francis, who was suffering from a bad attack of gout, was leaning half on his stick, half on Lady Olive's bare, white shoulder; but, at my entrance, he withdrew his hand, and she stepped back, rubbing her arm with a comical air of relief.
