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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 GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
all
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From this reading The animals seemed desperately unhappy because of the rain, and were all growling gloomily.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The animals seemed desperately unhappy because of the rain, and were all growling gloomily.
animals
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From this reading The animals seemed desperately unhappy because of the rain, and were all growling gloomily.
Anthea
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From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
Anthea's
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From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
any
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From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
asleep
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From this reading The growling was the heavy regular breathing of her sister Jane, who had a slight cold and was still asleep.
awoke
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From this reading When she awoke, both the growling and the rain went on just the same.
bath-towel
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From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The animals seemed desperately unhappy because of the rain, and were all growling gloomily.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading When she awoke, both the growling and the rain went on just the same.
breathing
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From this reading The growling was the heavy regular breathing of her sister Jane, who had a slight cold and was still asleep.
brother
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From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
cold
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From this reading The growling was the heavy regular breathing of her sister Jane, who had a slight cold and was still asleep.
corner
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From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
day
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From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
desperately
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From this reading The animals seemed desperately unhappy because of the rain, and were all growling gloomily.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
drops
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From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
explained
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From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
face
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From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
fell
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From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
Gardens
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From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
gently
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From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
gloomily
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From this reading The animals seemed desperately unhappy because of the rain, and were all growling gloomily.
GOLDEN
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From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
growlingnounUS /ˈgrowling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The animals seemed desperately unhappy because of the rain, and were all growling gloomily.
GUINEAS
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From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The growling was the heavy regular breathing of her sister Jane, who had a slight cold and was still asleep.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
heavy
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From this reading The growling was the heavy regular breathing of her sister Jane, who had a slight cold and was still asleep.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The growling was the heavy regular breathing of her sister Jane, who had a slight cold and was still asleep.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
Jane
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From this reading The growling was the heavy regular breathing of her sister Jane, who had a slight cold and was still asleep.
just
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From this reading When she awoke, both the growling and the rain went on just the same.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
now
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From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
out
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From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
pouring
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From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
rain
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From this reading The animals seemed desperately unhappy because of the rain, and were all growling gloomily.
real
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From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
regular
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From this reading The growling was the heavy regular breathing of her sister Jane, who had a slight cold and was still asleep.
Robert
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From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she awoke, both the growling and the rain went on just the same.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The animals seemed desperately unhappy because of the rain, and were all growling gloomily.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
sister
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From this reading The growling was the heavy regular breathing of her sister Jane, who had a slight cold and was still asleep.
slight
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From this reading The growling was the heavy regular breathing of her sister Jane, who had a slight cold and was still asleep.
slow
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From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
sort
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From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
squeezing
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From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The growling was the heavy regular breathing of her sister Jane, who had a slight cold and was still asleep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
umbrella
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From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
unhappy
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From this reading The animals seemed desperately unhappy because of the rain, and were all growling gloomily.
up
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From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
very
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From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
wake
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From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
walking
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From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
water
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From this reading The rain fell in slow drops on to Anthea's face from the wet corner of a bath-towel which her brother Robert was gently squeezing the water out of, to wake her up, as he now explained.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she awoke, both the growling and the rain went on just the same.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The animals seemed desperately unhappy because of the rain, and were all growling gloomily.
wet
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From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she awoke, both the growling and the rain went on just the same.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The growling was the heavy regular breathing of her sister Jane, who had a slight cold and was still asleep.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
woke
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From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
Zoological
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From this reading GOLDEN GUINEAS Anthea woke in the morning from a very real sort of dream, in which she was walking in the Zoological Gardens on a pouring wet day without any umbrella.
