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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 It was a glorious June morning; and Beechmark, after the ball, was just beginning to wake up.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a glorious June morning; and Beechmark, after the ball, was just beginning to wake up.
almost
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From this reading Peter Dale had come out early, having quarrelled with his bed almost for the first time in his life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a glorious June morning; and Beechmark, after the ball, was just beginning to wake up.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Buntingford, in flannels, and as fresh as though he had slept ten hours instead of three, strolled out through the library window, followed by French and Vivian Lodge.
asleep
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From this reading He was now, however, fast asleep in a garden-chair under a chestnut-tree.
ball
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From this reading It was a glorious June morning; and Beechmark, after the ball, was just beginning to wake up.
beaten
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From this reading Into the June garden, full of sun but gently beaten by a fresh wind, the dancers of the night before emerged one by one.
bed
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From this reading Peter Dale had come out early, having quarrelled with his bed almost for the first time in his life.
Beechmark
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From this reading It was a glorious June morning; and Beechmark, after the ball, was just beginning to wake up.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Into the June garden, full of sun but gently beaten by a fresh wind, the dancers of the night before emerged one by one.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a glorious June morning; and Beechmark, after the ball, was just beginning to wake up.
Buntingford
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From this reading Buntingford, in flannels, and as fresh as though he had slept ten hours instead of three, strolled out through the library window, followed by French and Vivian Lodge.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Into the June garden, full of sun but gently beaten by a fresh wind, the dancers of the night before emerged one by one.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Into the June garden, full of sun but gently beaten by a fresh wind, the dancers of the night before emerged one by one.
chestnut-tree
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From this reading He was now, however, fast asleep in a garden-chair under a chestnut-tree.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter Dale had come out early, having quarrelled with his bed almost for the first time in his life.
Dale
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From this reading Peter Dale had come out early, having quarrelled with his bed almost for the first time in his life.
dancers
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From this reading Into the June garden, full of sun but gently beaten by a fresh wind, the dancers of the night before emerged one by one.
early
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From this reading Peter Dale had come out early, having quarrelled with his bed almost for the first time in his life.
emerged
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From this reading Into the June garden, full of sun but gently beaten by a fresh wind, the dancers of the night before emerged one by one.
fast
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From this reading He was now, however, fast asleep in a garden-chair under a chestnut-tree.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter Dale had come out early, having quarrelled with his bed almost for the first time in his life.
flannels
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From this reading Buntingford, in flannels, and as fresh as though he had slept ten hours instead of three, strolled out through the library window, followed by French and Vivian Lodge.
followed
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From this reading Buntingford, in flannels, and as fresh as though he had slept ten hours instead of three, strolled out through the library window, followed by French and Vivian Lodge.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Peter Dale had come out early, having quarrelled with his bed almost for the first time in his life.
French
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From this reading Buntingford, in flannels, and as fresh as though he had slept ten hours instead of three, strolled out through the library window, followed by French and Vivian Lodge.
fresh
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From this reading Into the June garden, full of sun but gently beaten by a fresh wind, the dancers of the night before emerged one by one.
full
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From this reading Into the June garden, full of sun but gently beaten by a fresh wind, the dancers of the night before emerged one by one.
garden
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From this reading Into the June garden, full of sun but gently beaten by a fresh wind, the dancers of the night before emerged one by one.
garden-chair
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From this reading He was now, however, fast asleep in a garden-chair under a chestnut-tree.
gently
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From this reading Into the June garden, full of sun but gently beaten by a fresh wind, the dancers of the night before emerged one by one.
glorious
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From this reading It was a glorious June morning; and Beechmark, after the ball, was just beginning to wake up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Peter Dale had come out early, having quarrelled with his bed almost for the first time in his life.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Peter Dale had come out early, having quarrelled with his bed almost for the first time in his life.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was now, however, fast asleep in a garden-chair under a chestnut-tree.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peter Dale had come out early, having quarrelled with his bed almost for the first time in his life.
hours
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From this reading Buntingford, in flannels, and as fresh as though he had slept ten hours instead of three, strolled out through the library window, followed by French and Vivian Lodge.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He was now, however, fast asleep in a garden-chair under a chestnut-tree.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Peter Dale had come out early, having quarrelled with his bed almost for the first time in his life.
instead
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From this reading Buntingford, in flannels, and as fresh as though he had slept ten hours instead of three, strolled out through the library window, followed by French and Vivian Lodge.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into the June garden, full of sun but gently beaten by a fresh wind, the dancers of the night before emerged one by one.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a glorious June morning; and Beechmark, after the ball, was just beginning to wake up.
June
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From this reading It was a glorious June morning; and Beechmark, after the ball, was just beginning to wake up.
just
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From this reading It was a glorious June morning; and Beechmark, after the ball, was just beginning to wake up.
library
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From this reading Buntingford, in flannels, and as fresh as though he had slept ten hours instead of three, strolled out through the library window, followed by French and Vivian Lodge.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter Dale had come out early, having quarrelled with his bed almost for the first time in his life.
Lodge
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From this reading Buntingford, in flannels, and as fresh as though he had slept ten hours instead of three, strolled out through the library window, followed by French and Vivian Lodge.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a glorious June morning; and Beechmark, after the ball, was just beginning to wake up.
night
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From this reading Into the June garden, full of sun but gently beaten by a fresh wind, the dancers of the night before emerged one by one.
now
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From this reading He was now, however, fast asleep in a garden-chair under a chestnut-tree.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Into the June garden, full of sun but gently beaten by a fresh wind, the dancers of the night before emerged one by one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Into the June garden, full of sun but gently beaten by a fresh wind, the dancers of the night before emerged one by one.
out
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From this reading Peter Dale had come out early, having quarrelled with his bed almost for the first time in his life.
Peter
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From this reading Peter Dale had come out early, having quarrelled with his bed almost for the first time in his life.
quarrelled
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From this reading Peter Dale had come out early, having quarrelled with his bed almost for the first time in his life.
slept
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From this reading Buntingford, in flannels, and as fresh as though he had slept ten hours instead of three, strolled out through the library window, followed by French and Vivian Lodge.
strolled
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From this reading Buntingford, in flannels, and as fresh as though he had slept ten hours instead of three, strolled out through the library window, followed by French and Vivian Lodge.
sun
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From this reading Into the June garden, full of sun but gently beaten by a fresh wind, the dancers of the night before emerged one by one.
ten
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From this reading Buntingford, in flannels, and as fresh as though he had slept ten hours instead of three, strolled out through the library window, followed by French and Vivian Lodge.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a glorious June morning; and Beechmark, after the ball, was just beginning to wake up.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Buntingford, in flannels, and as fresh as though he had slept ten hours instead of three, strolled out through the library window, followed by French and Vivian Lodge.
three
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From this reading Buntingford, in flannels, and as fresh as though he had slept ten hours instead of three, strolled out through the library window, followed by French and Vivian Lodge.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Buntingford, in flannels, and as fresh as though he had slept ten hours instead of three, strolled out through the library window, followed by French and Vivian Lodge.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter Dale had come out early, having quarrelled with his bed almost for the first time in his life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a glorious June morning; and Beechmark, after the ball, was just beginning to wake up.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was now, however, fast asleep in a garden-chair under a chestnut-tree.
up
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From this reading It was a glorious June morning; and Beechmark, after the ball, was just beginning to wake up.
Vivian
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From this reading Buntingford, in flannels, and as fresh as though he had slept ten hours instead of three, strolled out through the library window, followed by French and Vivian Lodge.
wake
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From this reading It was a glorious June morning; and Beechmark, after the ball, was just beginning to wake up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a glorious June morning; and Beechmark, after the ball, was just beginning to wake up.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Into the June garden, full of sun but gently beaten by a fresh wind, the dancers of the night before emerged one by one.
window
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From this reading Buntingford, in flannels, and as fresh as though he had slept ten hours instead of three, strolled out through the library window, followed by French and Vivian Lodge.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Peter Dale had come out early, having quarrelled with his bed almost for the first time in his life.
