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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 "What do you say, Gipsy, to risking a South American Revolution?
American
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
Ashendyne
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From this reading HAGAR IN LONDON "I have been re-reading Humboldt," said Medway Ashendyne.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
away
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From this reading The waiter had taken away Medway's breakfast paraphernalia.
Balm
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading HAGAR IN LONDON "I have been re-reading Humboldt," said Medway Ashendyne.
breakfast
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From this reading The waiter had taken away Medway's breakfast paraphernalia.
breeze
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From this reading It was May, and the sounds of the London streets floated pleasantly in at the open windows with the pleasant morning breeze.
came
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
closely
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
Colombia
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
days
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you say, Gipsy, to risking a South American Revolution?
drawing-room
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
floated
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From this reading It was May, and the sounds of the London streets floated pleasantly in at the open windows with the pleasant morning breeze.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
gardens
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
Gilead
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
Gipsy
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From this reading "What do you say, Gipsy, to risking a South American Revolution?
green
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The waiter had taken away Medway's breakfast paraphernalia.
HAGAR
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From this reading HAGAR IN LONDON "I have been re-reading Humboldt," said Medway Ashendyne.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading HAGAR IN LONDON "I have been re-reading Humboldt," said Medway Ashendyne.
Humboldt
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From this reading HAGAR IN LONDON "I have been re-reading Humboldt," said Medway Ashendyne.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HAGAR IN LONDON "I have been re-reading Humboldt," said Medway Ashendyne.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HAGAR IN LONDON "I have been re-reading Humboldt," said Medway Ashendyne.
indeed
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was May, and the sounds of the London streets floated pleasantly in at the open windows with the pleasant morning breeze.
light
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
LONDON
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From this reading HAGAR IN LONDON "I have been re-reading Humboldt," said Medway Ashendyne.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was May, and the sounds of the London streets floated pleasantly in at the open windows with the pleasant morning breeze.
Medway
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From this reading HAGAR IN LONDON "I have been re-reading Humboldt," said Medway Ashendyne.
Medway's
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From this reading The waiter had taken away Medway's breakfast paraphernalia.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was May, and the sounds of the London streets floated pleasantly in at the open windows with the pleasant morning breeze.
New
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was May, and the sounds of the London streets floated pleasantly in at the open windows with the pleasant morning breeze.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was May, and the sounds of the London streets floated pleasantly in at the open windows with the pleasant morning breeze.
out
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
paraphernalia
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From this reading The waiter had taken away Medway's breakfast paraphernalia.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was May, and the sounds of the London streets floated pleasantly in at the open windows with the pleasant morning breeze.
pleasantly
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
re-reading
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From this reading HAGAR IN LONDON "I have been re-reading Humboldt," said Medway Ashendyne.
Revolution
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From this reading "What do you say, Gipsy, to risking a South American Revolution?
risking
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From this reading "What do you say, Gipsy, to risking a South American Revolution?
room
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
said
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From this reading HAGAR IN LONDON "I have been re-reading Humboldt," said Medway Ashendyne.
SailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
say
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September
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
shimmering
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
sounds
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From this reading It was May, and the sounds of the London streets floated pleasantly in at the open windows with the pleasant morning breeze.
South
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From this reading "What do you say, Gipsy, to risking a South American Revolution?
streets
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From this reading It was May, and the sounds of the London streets floated pleasantly in at the open windows with the pleasant morning breeze.
taken
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From this reading The waiter had taken away Medway's breakfast paraphernalia.
ten
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
there
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What do you say, Gipsy, to risking a South American Revolution?
trees
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
Venezuela
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
waiter
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From this reading The waiter had taken away Medway's breakfast paraphernalia.
wanted
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you say, Gipsy, to risking a South American Revolution?
windows
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From this reading It was May, and the sounds of the London streets floated pleasantly in at the open windows with the pleasant morning breeze.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was May, and the sounds of the London streets floated pleasantly in at the open windows with the pleasant morning breeze.
York
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From this reading Venezuela--Colombia--Sail from New York in September--and if you wanted ten days at Gilead Balm--" Their drawing-room looked pleasantly out over gardens; indeed, so closely came the trees, there was a green and shimmering light in the room.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you say, Gipsy, to risking a South American Revolution?
