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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He already felt the nearing peace of the shrine and added to it was an immense relaxing and uplift.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six weeks later Coombe was driven again up the climbing road to Darreuch.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He already felt the nearing peace of the shrine and added to it was an immense relaxing and uplift.
also
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From this reading When at last he began to open them and look out at the increasingly beautiful country he also began to look rested and calm.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He already felt the nearing peace of the shrine and added to it was an immense relaxing and uplift.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When at last he began to open them and look out at the increasingly beautiful country he also began to look rested and calm.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he had travelled, leaning back upon the cushions of the railway carriage, he had kept his eyes closed for the greater part of the journey.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When at last he began to open them and look out at the increasingly beautiful country he also began to look rested and calm.
back
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From this reading As he had travelled, leaning back upon the cushions of the railway carriage, he had kept his eyes closed for the greater part of the journey.
beautiful
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From this reading When at last he began to open them and look out at the increasingly beautiful country he also began to look rested and calm.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last he began to open them and look out at the increasingly beautiful country he also began to look rested and calm.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
calm
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From this reading When at last he began to open them and look out at the increasingly beautiful country he also began to look rested and calm.
carriage
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From this reading As he had travelled, leaning back upon the cushions of the railway carriage, he had kept his eyes closed for the greater part of the journey.
climbing
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From this reading Six weeks later Coombe was driven again up the climbing road to Darreuch.
closed
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From this reading As he had travelled, leaning back upon the cushions of the railway carriage, he had kept his eyes closed for the greater part of the journey.
colour
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From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
commenting
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From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
Coombe
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From this reading Six weeks later Coombe was driven again up the climbing road to Darreuch.
country
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From this reading When at last he began to open them and look out at the increasingly beautiful country he also began to look rested and calm.
cushions
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From this reading As he had travelled, leaning back upon the cushions of the railway carriage, he had kept his eyes closed for the greater part of the journey.
Darreuch
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From this reading Six weeks later Coombe was driven again up the climbing road to Darreuch.
died
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From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
driven
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From this reading Six weeks later Coombe was driven again up the climbing road to Darreuch.
eyes
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From this reading As he had travelled, leaning back upon the cushions of the railway carriage, he had kept his eyes closed for the greater part of the journey.
face
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From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
felt
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From this reading He already felt the nearing peace of the shrine and added to it was an immense relaxing and uplift.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As he had travelled, leaning back upon the cushions of the railway carriage, he had kept his eyes closed for the greater part of the journey.
greater
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From this reading As he had travelled, leaning back upon the cushions of the railway carriage, he had kept his eyes closed for the greater part of the journey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he had travelled, leaning back upon the cushions of the railway carriage, he had kept his eyes closed for the greater part of the journey.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
immense
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From this reading He already felt the nearing peace of the shrine and added to it was an immense relaxing and uplift.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
increasingly
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From this reading When at last he began to open them and look out at the increasingly beautiful country he also began to look rested and calm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He already felt the nearing peace of the shrine and added to it was an immense relaxing and uplift.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he had travelled, leaning back upon the cushions of the railway carriage, he had kept his eyes closed for the greater part of the journey.
kept
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From this reading As he had travelled, leaning back upon the cushions of the railway carriage, he had kept his eyes closed for the greater part of the journey.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last he began to open them and look out at the increasingly beautiful country he also began to look rested and calm.
later
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From this reading Six weeks later Coombe was driven again up the climbing road to Darreuch.
leaning
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From this reading As he had travelled, leaning back upon the cushions of the railway carriage, he had kept his eyes closed for the greater part of the journey.
less
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From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
nearing
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From this reading He already felt the nearing peace of the shrine and added to it was an immense relaxing and uplift.
observing
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From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When at last he began to open them and look out at the increasingly beautiful country he also began to look rested and calm.
out
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From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he had travelled, leaning back upon the cushions of the railway carriage, he had kept his eyes closed for the greater part of the journey.
peace
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From this reading He already felt the nearing peace of the shrine and added to it was an immense relaxing and uplift.
persons
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From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
railway
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From this reading As he had travelled, leaning back upon the cushions of the railway carriage, he had kept his eyes closed for the greater part of the journey.
relaxing
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From this reading He already felt the nearing peace of the shrine and added to it was an immense relaxing and uplift.
rested
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From this reading When at last he began to open them and look out at the increasingly beautiful country he also began to look rested and calm.
road
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From this reading Six weeks later Coombe was driven again up the climbing road to Darreuch.
shock
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From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
shrine
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From this reading He already felt the nearing peace of the shrine and added to it was an immense relaxing and uplift.
Six
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From this reading Six weeks later Coombe was driven again up the climbing road to Darreuch.
slightly
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From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Six weeks later Coombe was driven again up the climbing road to Darreuch.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When at last he began to open them and look out at the increasingly beautiful country he also began to look rested and calm.
There
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From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Six weeks later Coombe was driven again up the climbing road to Darreuch.
travelled
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From this reading As he had travelled, leaning back upon the cushions of the railway carriage, he had kept his eyes closed for the greater part of the journey.
up
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From this reading Six weeks later Coombe was driven again up the climbing road to Darreuch.
uplift
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From this reading He already felt the nearing peace of the shrine and added to it was an immense relaxing and uplift.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
usual
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From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
vivid
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From this reading There was something less of colour than usual in his face, but the slightly vivid look of shock observing persons had been commenting upon had died out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Six weeks later Coombe was driven again up the climbing road to Darreuch.
weeks
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From this reading Six weeks later Coombe was driven again up the climbing road to Darreuch.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When at last he began to open them and look out at the increasingly beautiful country he also began to look rested and calm.
