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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 "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
a-calling
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
abroad
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
acquired
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From this reading Established in the humble early days of John Company, it had acquired name and fame, expanded and flourished.
actively
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
all
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Among the latter, the wealthy house of Brown, Brown and Co. stood prominent as one of the oldest firms in India.
barracks
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
boats
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
boomed
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
breeze
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
brick-red
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From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
Brown
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From this reading Among the latter, the wealthy house of Brown, Brown and Co. stood prominent as one of the oldest firms in India.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
circulating
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From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
City
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From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
civil
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
clammy
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
clouds
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From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
Co
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From this reading Among the latter, the wealthy house of Brown, Brown and Co. stood prominent as one of the oldest firms in India.
Company
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From this reading Established in the humble early days of John Company, it had acquired name and fame, expanded and flourished.
days
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From this reading Established in the humble early days of John Company, it had acquired name and fame, expanded and flourished.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
detestable
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
died
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From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
drove
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From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
dust
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From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
eard
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
early
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From this reading Established in the humble early days of John Company, it had acquired name and fame, expanded and flourished.
East
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
eed
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
electric
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
element
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
else
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
engaged
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
Established
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From this reading Established in the humble early days of John Company, it had acquired name and fame, expanded and flourished.
expanded
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From this reading Established in the humble early days of John Company, it had acquired name and fame, expanded and flourished.
fame
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From this reading Established in the humble early days of John Company, it had acquired name and fame, expanded and flourished.
fans
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
fields
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From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
fierce
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
firms
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From this reading Among the latter, the wealthy house of Brown, Brown and Co. stood prominent as one of the oldest firms in India.
flourished
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From this reading Established in the humble early days of John Company, it had acquired name and fame, expanded and flourished.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
golfers
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
guns
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
heavy
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
house
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From this reading Among the latter, the wealthy house of Brown, Brown and Co. stood prominent as one of the oldest firms in India.
humble
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From this reading Established in the humble early days of John Company, it had acquired name and fame, expanded and flourished.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Among the latter, the wealthy house of Brown, Brown and Co. stood prominent as one of the oldest firms in India.
India
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From this reading Among the latter, the wealthy house of Brown, Brown and Co. stood prominent as one of the oldest firms in India.
inland
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From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
Island
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
John
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From this reading Established in the humble early days of John Company, it had acquired name and fame, expanded and flourished.
KIPLING
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
languid
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
latter
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From this reading Among the latter, the wealthy house of Brown, Brown and Co. stood prominent as one of the oldest firms in India.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
longer
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
Madras
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From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
Massulah
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
mercantile
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
military
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
minute
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
monotony
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
Mount
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From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Established in the humble early days of John Company, it had acquired name and fame, expanded and flourished.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
nought
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
o'clock
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
oldest
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From this reading Among the latter, the wealthy house of Brown, Brown and Co. stood prominent as one of the oldest firms in India.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Among the latter, the wealthy house of Brown, Brown and Co. stood prominent as one of the oldest firms in India.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
paddy
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From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
precision
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
prominent
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From this reading Among the latter, the wealthy house of Brown, Brown and Co. stood prominent as one of the oldest firms in India.
punkahs
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
raged
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
riding-parties
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
Road
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From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
rocked
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
sea
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
shingle
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
shipping
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
signallers
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
small
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among the latter, the wealthy house of Brown, Brown and Co. stood prominent as one of the oldest firms in India.
surf
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
swept
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From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
ten
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
tireless
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
troops
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From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
tropical
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
uneasily
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
vigorously
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From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
wealthy
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From this reading Among the latter, the wealthy house of Brown, Brown and Co. stood prominent as one of the oldest firms in India.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By ten o'clock on this detestable morning, all troops had returned to barracks, signallers and golfers deserted the Island, riding-parties were no longer abroad, but under languid punkahs, or tireless electric fans, the military, civil, and mercantile element were still actively engaged.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
whirling
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From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
whisper
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From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same wind, circulating inland, drove whirling clouds of brick-red dust through Madras City, and vigorously swept the long Mount Road,--ere it died with a whisper, among distant paddy fields.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
you've
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From this reading "_When you've 'eard the East a-calling You never 'eed nought else._" _KIPLING._ A heavy tropical surf boomed on the shingle, with the precision and monotony of minute guns, and a fierce clammy breeze raged from the sea, where Massulah boats and small shipping rocked uneasily.
