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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 FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
air
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From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
alertness
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From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
away
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From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
back
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From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
begin
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From this reading Each was silent for some time, leaving it to the other to begin.
Boffin
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From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
caused
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From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
coming
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From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
conciliation
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From this reading In the hard-grained face of Wegg, and in his stiff knotty figure (he looked like a German wooden toy), there was expressed a politic conciliation, which had no spontaneity in it.
devoted
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From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
disagreeably
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From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
distrust
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From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
dust-coloured
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From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each was silent for some time, leaving it to the other to begin.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
expressed
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From this reading In the hard-grained face of Wegg, and in his stiff knotty figure (he looked like a German wooden toy), there was expressed a politic conciliation, which had no spontaneity in it.
eyeing
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From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
eyes
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From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
face
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From this reading In the hard-grained face of Wegg, and in his stiff knotty figure (he looked like a German wooden toy), there was expressed a politic conciliation, which had no spontaneity in it.
figure
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From this reading In the hard-grained face of Wegg, and in his stiff knotty figure (he looked like a German wooden toy), there was expressed a politic conciliation, which had no spontaneity in it.
floor
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From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
flushed
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From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
flustered
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From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
fly
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From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Each was silent for some time, leaving it to the other to begin.
FRIENDLY
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From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
gate
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From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
German
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From this reading In the hard-grained face of Wegg, and in his stiff knotty figure (he looked like a German wooden toy), there was expressed a politic conciliation, which had no spontaneity in it.
gone
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From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
ground
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From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
hair
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From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
hard-grained
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From this reading In the hard-grained face of Wegg, and in his stiff knotty figure (he looked like a German wooden toy), there was expressed a politic conciliation, which had no spontaneity in it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the hard-grained face of Wegg, and in his stiff knotty figure (he looked like a German wooden toy), there was expressed a politic conciliation, which had no spontaneity in it.
head
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From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
highly
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From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
humming
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From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the hard-grained face of Wegg, and in his stiff knotty figure (he looked like a German wooden toy), there was expressed a politic conciliation, which had no spontaneity in it.
knock
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From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
knotty
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From this reading In the hard-grained face of Wegg, and in his stiff knotty figure (he looked like a German wooden toy), there was expressed a politic conciliation, which had no spontaneity in it.
late
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From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
leaving
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From this reading Each was silent for some time, leaving it to the other to begin.
like
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From this reading In the hard-grained face of Wegg, and in his stiff knotty figure (he looked like a German wooden toy), there was expressed a politic conciliation, which had no spontaneity in it.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the hard-grained face of Wegg, and in his stiff knotty figure (he looked like a German wooden toy), there was expressed a politic conciliation, which had no spontaneity in it.
marked
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From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
MOVE
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From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
movers
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From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
Mr
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From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the hard-grained face of Wegg, and in his stiff knotty figure (he looked like a German wooden toy), there was expressed a politic conciliation, which had no spontaneity in it.
occasion
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From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
other
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From this reading Each was silent for some time, leaving it to the other to begin.
panting
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From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
perceiving
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From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
politic
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From this reading In the hard-grained face of Wegg, and in his stiff knotty figure (he looked like a German wooden toy), there was expressed a politic conciliation, which had no spontaneity in it.
POSITION
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From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
received
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From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
reddish
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From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
rub
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From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
rumpled
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From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
sat
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From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
scuffle
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From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
shock
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From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
silent
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From this reading Each was silent for some time, leaving it to the other to begin.
slammed
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From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
smallest
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From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
some
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From this reading Each was silent for some time, leaving it to the other to begin.
spontaneity
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From this reading In the hard-grained face of Wegg, and in his stiff knotty figure (he looked like a German wooden toy), there was expressed a politic conciliation, which had no spontaneity in it.
stiff
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From this reading In the hard-grained face of Wegg, and in his stiff knotty figure (he looked like a German wooden toy), there was expressed a politic conciliation, which had no spontaneity in it.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
STRONG
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From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
TAKES
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From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
there
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From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each was silent for some time, leaving it to the other to begin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
toy
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From this reading In the hard-grained face of Wegg, and in his stiff knotty figure (he looked like a German wooden toy), there was expressed a politic conciliation, which had no spontaneity in it.
UP
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From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
upright
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From this reading THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eyeing one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away.
Venus
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From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
weak
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From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
Wegg
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From this reading In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-coloured hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the hard-grained face of Wegg, and in his stiff knotty figure (he looked like a German wooden toy), there was expressed a politic conciliation, which had no spontaneity in it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Both were flushed, flustered, and rumpled, by the late scuffle; and Wegg, in coming to the ground, had received a humming knock on the back of his devoted head, which caused him still to rub it with an air of having been highly—but disagreeably—astonished.
wooden
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From this reading In the hard-grained face of Wegg, and in his stiff knotty figure (he looked like a German wooden toy), there was expressed a politic conciliation, which had no spontaneity in it.
