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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 long vacation had begun, and London lay sweltering beneath a heat-wave in the early days of August.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long vacation had begun, and London lay sweltering beneath a heat-wave in the early days of August.
annual
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From this reading Half the clubs were enveloped in holland swathings for their annual cleaning.
approaching
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT Autumn was approaching.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
August
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From this reading The long vacation had begun, and London lay sweltering beneath a heat-wave in the early days of August.
Autumn
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT Autumn was approaching.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Pall Mall and St. James’s Street were deserted, for the world of the West End seemed to be in flight, northward bound for the “Twelfth,” or crossing to the French coast.
begun
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From this reading The long vacation had begun, and London lay sweltering beneath a heat-wave in the early days of August.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The long vacation had begun, and London lay sweltering beneath a heat-wave in the early days of August.
bound
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From this reading Pall Mall and St. James’s Street were deserted, for the world of the West End seemed to be in flight, northward bound for the “Twelfth,” or crossing to the French coast.
business
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
charming
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
cleaning
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From this reading Half the clubs were enveloped in holland swathings for their annual cleaning.
clubs
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From this reading Half the clubs were enveloped in holland swathings for their annual cleaning.
coast
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From this reading Pall Mall and St. James’s Street were deserted, for the world of the West End seemed to be in flight, northward bound for the “Twelfth,” or crossing to the French coast.
Conway
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
crossing
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From this reading Pall Mall and St. James’s Street were deserted, for the world of the West End seemed to be in flight, northward bound for the “Twelfth,” or crossing to the French coast.
days
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From this reading The long vacation had begun, and London lay sweltering beneath a heat-wave in the early days of August.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Pall Mall and St. James’s Street were deserted, for the world of the West End seemed to be in flight, northward bound for the “Twelfth,” or crossing to the French coast.
early
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From this reading The long vacation had begun, and London lay sweltering beneath a heat-wave in the early days of August.
End
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From this reading Pall Mall and St. James’s Street were deserted, for the world of the West End seemed to be in flight, northward bound for the “Twelfth,” or crossing to the French coast.
enveloped
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From this reading Half the clubs were enveloped in holland swathings for their annual cleaning.
flight
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From this reading Pall Mall and St. James’s Street were deserted, for the world of the West End seemed to be in flight, northward bound for the “Twelfth,” or crossing to the French coast.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
French
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From this reading Pall Mall and St. James’s Street were deserted, for the world of the West End seemed to be in flight, northward bound for the “Twelfth,” or crossing to the French coast.
gone
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The long vacation had begun, and London lay sweltering beneath a heat-wave in the early days of August.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half the clubs were enveloped in holland swathings for their annual cleaning.
heat-wave
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From this reading The long vacation had begun, and London lay sweltering beneath a heat-wave in the early days of August.
Hensman
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
holland
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From this reading Half the clubs were enveloped in holland swathings for their annual cleaning.
Hotel
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE NIGHT Autumn was approaching.
James's
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From this reading Pall Mall and St. James’s Street were deserted, for the world of the West End seemed to be in flight, northward bound for the “Twelfth,” or crossing to the French coast.
lay
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From this reading The long vacation had begun, and London lay sweltering beneath a heat-wave in the early days of August.
Legal
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
London
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From this reading The long vacation had begun, and London lay sweltering beneath a heat-wave in the early days of August.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long vacation had begun, and London lay sweltering beneath a heat-wave in the early days of August.
Mall
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From this reading Pall Mall and St. James’s Street were deserted, for the world of the West End seemed to be in flight, northward bound for the “Twelfth,” or crossing to the French coast.
mountains
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
near
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
nearly
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
NIGHT
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT Autumn was approaching.
North
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
northward
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From this reading Pall Mall and St. James’s Street were deserted, for the world of the West End seemed to be in flight, northward bound for the “Twelfth,” or crossing to the French coast.
Oakwood
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The long vacation had begun, and London lay sweltering beneath a heat-wave in the early days of August.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Pall Mall and St. James’s Street were deserted, for the world of the West End seemed to be in flight, northward bound for the “Twelfth,” or crossing to the French coast.
Pall
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From this reading Pall Mall and St. James’s Street were deserted, for the world of the West End seemed to be in flight, northward bound for the “Twelfth,” or crossing to the French coast.
Park
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pall Mall and St. James’s Street were deserted, for the world of the West End seemed to be in flight, northward bound for the “Twelfth,” or crossing to the French coast.
spot
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
St
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From this reading Pall Mall and St. James’s Street were deserted, for the world of the West End seemed to be in flight, northward bound for the “Twelfth,” or crossing to the French coast.
stand-still
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
Street
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From this reading Pall Mall and St. James’s Street were deserted, for the world of the West End seemed to be in flight, northward bound for the “Twelfth,” or crossing to the French coast.
swathings
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From this reading Half the clubs were enveloped in holland swathings for their annual cleaning.
sweltering
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From this reading The long vacation had begun, and London lay sweltering beneath a heat-wave in the early days of August.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE NIGHT Autumn was approaching.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Half the clubs were enveloped in holland swathings for their annual cleaning.
three
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
Twelfth
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From this reading Pall Mall and St. James’s Street were deserted, for the world of the West End seemed to be in flight, northward bound for the “Twelfth,” or crossing to the French coast.
vacation
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From this reading The long vacation had begun, and London lay sweltering beneath a heat-wave in the early days of August.
Wales
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE NIGHT Autumn was approaching.
weeks
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
Welsh
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Half the clubs were enveloped in holland swathings for their annual cleaning.
West
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From this reading Pall Mall and St. James’s Street were deserted, for the world of the West End seemed to be in flight, northward bound for the “Twelfth,” or crossing to the French coast.
wife
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From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Legal business was nearly at a stand-still, and Hensman with his wife had gone for three weeks to that charming spot amid the Welsh mountains, the Oakwood Park Hotel, near Conway in North Wales.
world
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From this reading Pall Mall and St. James’s Street were deserted, for the world of the West End seemed to be in flight, northward bound for the “Twelfth,” or crossing to the French coast.
