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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 IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
adventures
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From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
ago
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
angry
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From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
apart
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From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had many points at which the curves of their natures touched, such as mathematicians, with unique spasm of romance, call points of osculation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had many points at which the curves of their natures touched, such as mathematicians, with unique spasm of romance, call points of osculation.
bank
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From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
beef
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From this reading Lady Blount and Miss Lindon murmured irrelevancies concerning the curates of long ago and the present price of beef.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
Blount
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breathless
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From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
call
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From this reading They had many points at which the curves of their natures touched, such as mathematicians, with unique spasm of romance, call points of osculation.
Channel
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From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
cloud
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From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
concerning
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copper-coloured
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From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
curates
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curves
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From this reading They had many points at which the curves of their natures touched, such as mathematicians, with unique spasm of romance, call points of osculation.
day
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From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
Dr
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From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
drawing-room
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From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
flung
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From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
following
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From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
glow
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From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
group
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From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
heaven
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From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
Herold
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From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
House
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From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
idly
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From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
included
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From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
intimates
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From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
irrelevancies
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From this reading Lady Blount and Miss Lindon murmured irrelevancies concerning the curates of long ago and the present price of beef.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
John
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From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
Kilburn
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From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
lady
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From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
Lindon
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From this reading Lady Blount and Miss Lindon murmured irrelevancies concerning the curates of long ago and the present price of beef.
listened
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From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Blount and Miss Lindon murmured irrelevancies concerning the curates of long ago and the present price of beef.
many
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From this reading They had many points at which the curves of their natures touched, such as mathematicians, with unique spasm of romance, call points of osculation.
mathematicians
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From this reading They had many points at which the curves of their natures touched, such as mathematicians, with unique spasm of romance, call points of osculation.
mid-August
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From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
Miss
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From this reading Lady Blount and Miss Lindon murmured irrelevancies concerning the curates of long ago and the present price of beef.
murmured
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From this reading Lady Blount and Miss Lindon murmured irrelevancies concerning the curates of long ago and the present price of beef.
natures
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From this reading They had many points at which the curves of their natures touched, such as mathematicians, with unique spasm of romance, call points of osculation.
night
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From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
now
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From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
Oliver
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From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
osculation
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From this reading They had many points at which the curves of their natures touched, such as mathematicians, with unique spasm of romance, call points of osculation.
placid
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From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
points
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From this reading They had many points at which the curves of their natures touched, such as mathematicians, with unique spasm of romance, call points of osculation.
present
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From this reading Lady Blount and Miss Lindon murmured irrelevancies concerning the curates of long ago and the present price of beef.
price
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From this reading Lady Blount and Miss Lindon murmured irrelevancies concerning the curates of long ago and the present price of beef.
Ransome
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From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
romance
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From this reading They had many points at which the curves of their natures touched, such as mathematicians, with unique spasm of romance, call points of osculation.
sat
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From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
shed
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From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
Sir
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From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
spasm
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From this reading They had many points at which the curves of their natures touched, such as mathematicians, with unique spasm of romance, call points of osculation.
starless
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From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
Stella
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From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
strong
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From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They had many points at which the curves of their natures touched, such as mathematicians, with unique spasm of romance, call points of osculation.
sullen
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From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
sunset
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From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
Switzerland
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From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
tanned
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From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
terrace
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From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had many points at which the curves of their natures touched, such as mathematicians, with unique spasm of romance, call points of osculation.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had many points at which the curves of their natures touched, such as mathematicians, with unique spasm of romance, call points of osculation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
touched
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From this reading They had many points at which the curves of their natures touched, such as mathematicians, with unique spasm of romance, call points of osculation.
unique
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From this reading They had many points at which the curves of their natures touched, such as mathematicians, with unique spasm of romance, call points of osculation.
Walter
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From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was a sullen night in mid-August, following a breathless day and an angry sunset that had shed a copper-coloured glow above a bank of cloud.
way
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From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Walter Herold, who had returned from Switzerland tanned and strong, told his adventures to Sir Oliver and Dr. Ransome, while John and Stella, a little way apart, listened idly.
wide
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From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
windows
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From this reading The great windows of the drawing-room of the Channel House were flung open wide, and on the terrace beneath the starless heaven sat the little group of intimates, which now included the placid lady of the little Kilburn house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had many points at which the curves of their natures touched, such as mathematicians, with unique spasm of romance, call points of osculation.
