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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 After some minutes of such contemplation Hilda remarked to him "Raife, tell me what is a woman-hater?"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After some minutes of such contemplation Hilda remarked to him "Raife, tell me what is a woman-hater?"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
attraction
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From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They had talked of many things and their conversation was rarely flippant, and they both possessed the faculty of enjoying silence when there was nothing of importance to say.
Cairo
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From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
contemplation
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From this reading After some minutes of such contemplation Hilda remarked to him "Raife, tell me what is a woman-hater?"
conversation
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From this reading They had talked of many things and their conversation was rarely flippant, and they both possessed the faculty of enjoying silence when there was nothing of importance to say.
desert
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From this reading The pretty little town pitched in the desert was singularly quiet.
disclosed
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From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
encouraged
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From this reading In this remote little town, the silent spirit of the vast desert encouraged this mood.
enjoying
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From this reading They had talked of many things and their conversation was rarely flippant, and they both possessed the faculty of enjoying silence when there was nothing of importance to say.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
faculty
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From this reading They had talked of many things and their conversation was rarely flippant, and they both possessed the faculty of enjoying silence when there was nothing of importance to say.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
flippant
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From this reading They had talked of many things and their conversation was rarely flippant, and they both possessed the faculty of enjoying silence when there was nothing of importance to say.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had talked of many things and their conversation was rarely flippant, and they both possessed the faculty of enjoying silence when there was nothing of importance to say.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
Heluan
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From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
Hilda
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From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After some minutes of such contemplation Hilda remarked to him "Raife, tell me what is a woman-hater?"
hotel
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From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
hour's
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From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
importance
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From this reading They had talked of many things and their conversation was rarely flippant, and they both possessed the faculty of enjoying silence when there was nothing of importance to say.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pretty little town pitched in the desert was singularly quiet.
many
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From this reading They had talked of many things and their conversation was rarely flippant, and they both possessed the faculty of enjoying silence when there was nothing of importance to say.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After some minutes of such contemplation Hilda remarked to him "Raife, tell me what is a woman-hater?"
minutes
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From this reading After some minutes of such contemplation Hilda remarked to him "Raife, tell me what is a woman-hater?"
mood
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From this reading In this remote little town, the silent spirit of the vast desert encouraged this mood.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They had talked of many things and their conversation was rarely flippant, and they both possessed the faculty of enjoying silence when there was nothing of importance to say.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had talked of many things and their conversation was rarely flippant, and they both possessed the faculty of enjoying silence when there was nothing of importance to say.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pretty little town pitched in the desert was singularly quiet.
platonic
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From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
possessed
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From this reading They had talked of many things and their conversation was rarely flippant, and they both possessed the faculty of enjoying silence when there was nothing of importance to say.
pretty
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From this reading The pretty little town pitched in the desert was singularly quiet.
quiet
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From this reading The pretty little town pitched in the desert was singularly quiet.
Raife
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From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
rarely
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From this reading They had talked of many things and their conversation was rarely flippant, and they both possessed the faculty of enjoying silence when there was nothing of importance to say.
remarked
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From this reading After some minutes of such contemplation Hilda remarked to him "Raife, tell me what is a woman-hater?"
remote
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From this reading In this remote little town, the silent spirit of the vast desert encouraged this mood.
ride
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From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
say
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From this reading They had talked of many things and their conversation was rarely flippant, and they both possessed the faculty of enjoying silence when there was nothing of importance to say.
shade
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From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They had talked of many things and their conversation was rarely flippant, and they both possessed the faculty of enjoying silence when there was nothing of importance to say.
silent
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From this reading In this remote little town, the silent spirit of the vast desert encouraged this mood.
singularly
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From this reading The pretty little town pitched in the desert was singularly quiet.
sitting
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From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
some
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From this reading After some minutes of such contemplation Hilda remarked to him "Raife, tell me what is a woman-hater?"
spirit
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From this reading In this remote little town, the silent spirit of the vast desert encouraged this mood.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading After some minutes of such contemplation Hilda remarked to him "Raife, tell me what is a woman-hater?"
talked
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From this reading They had talked of many things and their conversation was rarely flippant, and they both possessed the faculty of enjoying silence when there was nothing of importance to say.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After some minutes of such contemplation Hilda remarked to him "Raife, tell me what is a woman-hater?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
there
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From this reading They had talked of many things and their conversation was rarely flippant, and they both possessed the faculty of enjoying silence when there was nothing of importance to say.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had talked of many things and their conversation was rarely flippant, and they both possessed the faculty of enjoying silence when there was nothing of importance to say.
things
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From this reading They had talked of many things and their conversation was rarely flippant, and they both possessed the faculty of enjoying silence when there was nothing of importance to say.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this remote little town, the silent spirit of the vast desert encouraged this mood.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
town
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From this reading The pretty little town pitched in the desert was singularly quiet.
train
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From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
vast
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From this reading In this remote little town, the silent spirit of the vast desert encouraged this mood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Heluan is about half an hour's train ride from Cairo, and here, sitting in the shade outside the hotel, Raife and Hilda for the first time disclosed to themselves that their attraction for one another was not entirely platonic.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After some minutes of such contemplation Hilda remarked to him "Raife, tell me what is a woman-hater?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They had talked of many things and their conversation was rarely flippant, and they both possessed the faculty of enjoying silence when there was nothing of importance to say.
woman-hater
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From this reading After some minutes of such contemplation Hilda remarked to him "Raife, tell me what is a woman-hater?"
