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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 The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
afford
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From this reading "I doubt if we can afford to drive out at _all_ just now," said Edna.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If we drive out this afternoon we mustn't forget to take at _least_ two sacks of gold with us."
all
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From this reading "I expect," remarked Queen Selina, "they're all busy discussing this engagement of Clarence's.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
angry
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From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
black
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From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
busy
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From this reading "I expect," remarked Queen Selina, "they're all busy discussing this engagement of Clarence's.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I doubt if we can afford to drive out at _all_ just now," said Edna.
citizens
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From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
Clarence's
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From this reading "I expect," remarked Queen Selina, "they're all busy discussing this engagement of Clarence's.
discussing
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From this reading "I expect," remarked Queen Selina, "they're all busy discussing this engagement of Clarence's.
doubt
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From this reading "I doubt if we can afford to drive out at _all_ just now," said Edna.
down
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From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
drive
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From this reading If we drive out this afternoon we mustn't forget to take at _least_ two sacks of gold with us."
drone
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From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
Edna
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From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
END
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From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
engagement
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From this reading "I expect," remarked Queen Selina, "they're all busy discussing this engagement of Clarence's.
Eswareinmal
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From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading "I expect," remarked Queen Selina, "they're all busy discussing this engagement of Clarence's.
faint
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From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
forget
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From this reading If we drive out this afternoon we mustn't forget to take at _least_ two sacks of gold with us."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
gold
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From this reading If we drive out this afternoon we mustn't forget to take at _least_ two sacks of gold with us."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
hornets
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From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I expect," remarked Queen Selina, "they're all busy discussing this engagement of Clarence's.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we drive out this afternoon we mustn't forget to take at _least_ two sacks of gold with us."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
just
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From this reading "I doubt if we can afford to drive out at _all_ just now," said Edna.
large
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From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If we drive out this afternoon we mustn't forget to take at _least_ two sacks of gold with us."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
mustn't
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From this reading If we drive out this afternoon we mustn't forget to take at _least_ two sacks of gold with us."
nest
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From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
now
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From this reading "I doubt if we can afford to drive out at _all_ just now," said Edna.
observed
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From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
out
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From this reading If we drive out this afternoon we mustn't forget to take at _least_ two sacks of gold with us."
parapet
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From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
pitching
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From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
Queen
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From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
quiet
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From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
remarked
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From this reading "I expect," remarked Queen Selina, "they're all busy discussing this engagement of Clarence's.
results
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From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
rose
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From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
sacks
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From this reading If we drive out this afternoon we mustn't forget to take at _least_ two sacks of gold with us."
said
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From this reading "I doubt if we can afford to drive out at _all_ just now," said Edna.
Selina
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From this reading "I expect," remarked Queen Selina, "they're all busy discussing this engagement of Clarence's.
sleepy
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From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
square
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From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
stir
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From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
stone
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From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
streets
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From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
suggestive
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From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If we drive out this afternoon we mustn't forget to take at _least_ two sacks of gold with us."
Terrace
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From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
TETHER
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From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
they're
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From this reading "I expect," remarked Queen Selina, "they're all busy discussing this engagement of Clarence's.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I expect," remarked Queen Selina, "they're all busy discussing this engagement of Clarence's.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If we drive out this afternoon we mustn't forget to take at _least_ two sacks of gold with us."
two
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From this reading If we drive out this afternoon we mustn't forget to take at _least_ two sacks of gold with us."
unpleasantly
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From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
unwonted
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From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If we drive out this afternoon we mustn't forget to take at _least_ two sacks of gold with us."
usually
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From this reading AT THE END OF HER TETHER Both the Queen and Edna that morning had observed an unwonted stir in the usually quiet and sleepy streets of Eswareinmal as they looked down on them from the Terrace parapet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we drive out this afternoon we mustn't forget to take at _least_ two sacks of gold with us."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The great square was black with citizens, and from it rose a faint but angry drone that was unpleasantly suggestive of the results of pitching a large stone into a hornets' nest.
