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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 She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
accustomed
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From this reading “You must have wonderful sight, ma’am,” said Mr Crayne politely; “but you are accustomed to this sandy atmosphere, ain’t you?”
agreeable
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From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
ain't
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From this reading “You must have wonderful sight, ma’am,” said Mr Crayne politely; “but you are accustomed to this sandy atmosphere, ain’t you?”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
apparently
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From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You must have wonderful sight, ma’am,” said Mr Crayne politely; “but you are accustomed to this sandy atmosphere, ain’t you?”
atmosphere
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From this reading “You must have wonderful sight, ma’am,” said Mr Crayne politely; “but you are accustomed to this sandy atmosphere, ain’t you?”
back
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From this reading “They’re coming back!” cried Lady Haigh.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You must have wonderful sight, ma’am,” said Mr Crayne politely; “but you are accustomed to this sandy atmosphere, ain’t you?”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was this lecture that Lady Haigh interrupted by her sudden exclamation.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
coming
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From this reading “They’re coming back!” cried Lady Haigh.
Crayne
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From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They’re coming back!” cried Lady Haigh.
deliver
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From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
direction
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From this reading She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
eclipses
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From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
exclamation
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From this reading It was this lecture that Lady Haigh interrupted by her sudden exclamation.
extreme
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From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
eyes
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From this reading She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
followed
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From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
get
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From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
Haigh
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From this reading “They’re coming back!” cried Lady Haigh.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You must have wonderful sight, ma’am,” said Mr Crayne politely; “but you are accustomed to this sandy atmosphere, ain’t you?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was this lecture that Lady Haigh interrupted by her sudden exclamation.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
impression
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From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
impromptu
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From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was this lecture that Lady Haigh interrupted by her sudden exclamation.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was this lecture that Lady Haigh interrupted by her sudden exclamation.
Lady
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From this reading “They’re coming back!” cried Lady Haigh.
lecture
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From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
ma'am
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From this reading “You must have wonderful sight, ma’am,” said Mr Crayne politely; “but you are accustomed to this sandy atmosphere, ain’t you?”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
Mr
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From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must have wonderful sight, ma’am,” said Mr Crayne politely; “but you are accustomed to this sandy atmosphere, ain’t you?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
Penelope
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From this reading She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
politely
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From this reading “You must have wonderful sight, ma’am,” said Mr Crayne politely; “but you are accustomed to this sandy atmosphere, ain’t you?”
position
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From this reading She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
rampart
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From this reading She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
said
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From this reading “You must have wonderful sight, ma’am,” said Mr Crayne politely; “but you are accustomed to this sandy atmosphere, ain’t you?”
sandy
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From this reading “You must have wonderful sight, ma’am,” said Mr Crayne politely; “but you are accustomed to this sandy atmosphere, ain’t you?”
secretary
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From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
sent
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From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
Sheikhgarh
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From this reading She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
sight
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From this reading “You must have wonderful sight, ma’am,” said Mr Crayne politely; “but you are accustomed to this sandy atmosphere, ain’t you?”
straining
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From this reading She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
subject
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From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was this lecture that Lady Haigh interrupted by her sudden exclamation.
sun
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From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
taken
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From this reading She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
They're
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From this reading “They’re coming back!” cried Lady Haigh.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was this lecture that Lady Haigh interrupted by her sudden exclamation.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
up
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From this reading She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
view
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From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was this lecture that Lady Haigh interrupted by her sudden exclamation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
western
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From this reading She and Penelope had taken up a position upon the western rampart, and were straining their eyes in the direction of Sheikhgarh.
wishing
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From this reading To their extreme disgust Mr Crayne had followed them, and wishing to make himself agreeable, sent for his secretary to deliver an impromptu lecture on the subject of eclipses, being apparently under the impression that they had come up to get a good view of the sun.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You must have wonderful sight, ma’am,” said Mr Crayne politely; “but you are accustomed to this sandy atmosphere, ain’t you?”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must have wonderful sight, ma’am,” said Mr Crayne politely; “but you are accustomed to this sandy atmosphere, ain’t you?”
