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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 Mallender for his part instinctively realised the many vital questions that were being debated in the mind of his rigidly motionless companion, and maintained a prudent silence.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
away
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was true, as this young fellow had declared, that hers was the stronger character, and before pronouncing judgment she resolved to see and hear the culprit.
beheld
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From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Mallender for his part instinctively realised the many vital questions that were being debated in the mind of his rigidly motionless companion, and maintained a prudent silence.
bright
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
character
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From this reading It was true, as this young fellow had declared, that hers was the stronger character, and before pronouncing judgment she resolved to see and hear the culprit.
children
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From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
companion
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From this reading Mallender for his part instinctively realised the many vital questions that were being debated in the mind of his rigidly motionless companion, and maintained a prudent silence.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could she say or do? how deal with the situation?
country
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
culprit
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From this reading It was true, as this young fellow had declared, that hers was the stronger character, and before pronouncing judgment she resolved to see and hear the culprit.
deal
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debated
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From this reading Mallender for his part instinctively realised the many vital questions that were being debated in the mind of his rigidly motionless companion, and maintained a prudent silence.
declared
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From this reading It was true, as this young fellow had declared, that hers was the stronger character, and before pronouncing judgment she resolved to see and hear the culprit.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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escort
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
family
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From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
fellow
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From this reading It was true, as this young fellow had declared, that hers was the stronger character, and before pronouncing judgment she resolved to see and hear the culprit.
fire-works
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mallender for his part instinctively realised the many vital questions that were being debated in the mind of his rigidly motionless companion, and maintained a prudent silence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was true, as this young fellow had declared, that hers was the stronger character, and before pronouncing judgment she resolved to see and hear the culprit.
half-caste
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From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was true, as this young fellow had declared, that hers was the stronger character, and before pronouncing judgment she resolved to see and hear the culprit.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading It was true, as this young fellow had declared, that hers was the stronger character, and before pronouncing judgment she resolved to see and hear the culprit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
hot-weather
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
how
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From this reading What could she say or do? how deal with the situation?
husband
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From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
instinctively
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From this reading Mallender for his part instinctively realised the many vital questions that were being debated in the mind of his rigidly motionless companion, and maintained a prudent silence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
judgment
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From this reading It was true, as this young fellow had declared, that hers was the stronger character, and before pronouncing judgment she resolved to see and hear the culprit.
lady
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From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
leaving
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
Madras
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
maintained
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From this reading Mallender for his part instinctively realised the many vital questions that were being debated in the mind of his rigidly motionless companion, and maintained a prudent silence.
Mallender
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From this reading Mallender for his part instinctively realised the many vital questions that were being debated in the mind of his rigidly motionless companion, and maintained a prudent silence.
many
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From this reading Mallender for his part instinctively realised the many vital questions that were being debated in the mind of his rigidly motionless companion, and maintained a prudent silence.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mallender for his part instinctively realised the many vital questions that were being debated in the mind of his rigidly motionless companion, and maintained a prudent silence.
miserable
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From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
moon
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
moonlight
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
motionless
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From this reading Mallender for his part instinctively realised the many vital questions that were being debated in the mind of his rigidly motionless companion, and maintained a prudent silence.
Mrs
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
Naturally
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From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
new
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From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What could she say or do? how deal with the situation?
orange
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
out
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mallender for his part instinctively realised the many vital questions that were being debated in the mind of his rigidly motionless companion, and maintained a prudent silence.
pronouncing
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From this reading It was true, as this young fellow had declared, that hers was the stronger character, and before pronouncing judgment she resolved to see and hear the culprit.
prudent
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From this reading Mallender for his part instinctively realised the many vital questions that were being debated in the mind of his rigidly motionless companion, and maintained a prudent silence.
questions
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From this reading Mallender for his part instinctively realised the many vital questions that were being debated in the mind of his rigidly motionless companion, and maintained a prudent silence.
realised
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From this reading Mallender for his part instinctively realised the many vital questions that were being debated in the mind of his rigidly motionless companion, and maintained a prudent silence.
resolved
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From this reading It was true, as this young fellow had declared, that hers was the stronger character, and before pronouncing judgment she resolved to see and hear the culprit.
rigidly
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From this reading Mallender for his part instinctively realised the many vital questions that were being debated in the mind of his rigidly motionless companion, and maintained a prudent silence.
Rochfort
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
saw
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From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
say
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see
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From this reading It was true, as this young fellow had declared, that hers was the stronger character, and before pronouncing judgment she resolved to see and hear the culprit.
sense
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From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Mallender for his part instinctively realised the many vital questions that were being debated in the mind of his rigidly motionless companion, and maintained a prudent silence.
situation
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sleepy
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
smoothly
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
sound
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
sped
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
stronger
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From this reading It was true, as this young fellow had declared, that hers was the stronger character, and before pronouncing judgment she resolved to see and hear the culprit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was true, as this young fellow had declared, that hers was the stronger character, and before pronouncing judgment she resolved to see and hear the culprit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was true, as this young fellow had declared, that hers was the stronger character, and before pronouncing judgment she resolved to see and hear the culprit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
tom-toms
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
trams
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From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
true
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From this reading It was true, as this young fellow had declared, that hers was the stronger character, and before pronouncing judgment she resolved to see and hear the culprit.
vital
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From this reading Mallender for his part instinctively realised the many vital questions that were being debated in the mind of his rigidly motionless companion, and maintained a prudent silence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was bright moonlight--an orange hot-weather moon--as Mrs. Rochfort and her escort, leaving behind them the sound of trams, tom-toms, and fire-works, sped smoothly out of Madras, and away into the sleepy country.
weak
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From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mallender for his part instinctively realised the many vital questions that were being debated in the mind of his rigidly motionless companion, and maintained a prudent silence.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could she say or do? how deal with the situation?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What could she say or do? how deal with the situation?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Naturally everything she beheld was new to the lady, yet in one sense she saw nothing but her miserable, weak husband, and his family of half-caste children.
young
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From this reading It was true, as this young fellow had declared, that hers was the stronger character, and before pronouncing judgment she resolved to see and hear the culprit.
