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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 just after lunch and there was a pleasant cold-snap in the air, a hint of Autumn which would soon be here.
accustomed
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From this reading The younger man was driving, sending the cob along at a good pace, quite obviously a skilful and accustomed whip.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was just after lunch and there was a pleasant cold-snap in the air, a hint of Autumn which would soon be here.
air
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From this reading It was just after lunch and there was a pleasant cold-snap in the air, a hint of Autumn which would soon be here.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The younger man was driving, sending the cob along at a good pace, quite obviously a skilful and accustomed whip.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --_Proverb of Provence._ Lothian and Dickson Ingworth were driving into Wordingham.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The younger man was driving, sending the cob along at a good pace, quite obviously a skilful and accustomed whip.
Autumn
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From this reading It was just after lunch and there was a pleasant cold-snap in the air, a hint of Autumn which would soon be here.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was just after lunch and there was a pleasant cold-snap in the air, a hint of Autumn which would soon be here.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His host sat by his side and looked up at him with some curiosity, a curiosity which had been growing upon him during the last few days.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His host sat by his side and looked up at him with some curiosity, a curiosity which had been growing upon him during the last few days.
cob
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From this reading The younger man was driving, sending the cob along at a good pace, quite obviously a skilful and accustomed whip.
cold-snap
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From this reading It was just after lunch and there was a pleasant cold-snap in the air, a hint of Autumn which would soon be here.
curiosity
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From this reading His host sat by his side and looked up at him with some curiosity, a curiosity which had been growing upon him during the last few days.
days
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From this reading His host sat by his side and looked up at him with some curiosity, a curiosity which had been growing upon him during the last few days.
DICKSON
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From this reading DICKSON INGWORTH UNDER THE MICROSCOPE "On n'est jamais trahi que par ses siens."
driving
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From this reading --_Proverb of Provence._ Lothian and Dickson Ingworth were driving into Wordingham.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading His host sat by his side and looked up at him with some curiosity, a curiosity which had been growing upon him during the last few days.
few
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From this reading His host sat by his side and looked up at him with some curiosity, a curiosity which had been growing upon him during the last few days.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The younger man was driving, sending the cob along at a good pace, quite obviously a skilful and accustomed whip.
growing
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From this reading His host sat by his side and looked up at him with some curiosity, a curiosity which had been growing upon him during the last few days.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His host sat by his side and looked up at him with some curiosity, a curiosity which had been growing upon him during the last few days.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was just after lunch and there was a pleasant cold-snap in the air, a hint of Autumn which would soon be here.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His host sat by his side and looked up at him with some curiosity, a curiosity which had been growing upon him during the last few days.
hint
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From this reading It was just after lunch and there was a pleasant cold-snap in the air, a hint of Autumn which would soon be here.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His host sat by his side and looked up at him with some curiosity, a curiosity which had been growing upon him during the last few days.
host
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From this reading His host sat by his side and looked up at him with some curiosity, a curiosity which had been growing upon him during the last few days.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was just after lunch and there was a pleasant cold-snap in the air, a hint of Autumn which would soon be here.
INGWORTH
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From this reading DICKSON INGWORTH UNDER THE MICROSCOPE "On n'est jamais trahi que par ses siens."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading --_Proverb of Provence._ Lothian and Dickson Ingworth were driving into Wordingham.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just after lunch and there was a pleasant cold-snap in the air, a hint of Autumn which would soon be here.
jamais
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From this reading DICKSON INGWORTH UNDER THE MICROSCOPE "On n'est jamais trahi que par ses siens."
just
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From this reading It was just after lunch and there was a pleasant cold-snap in the air, a hint of Autumn which would soon be here.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His host sat by his side and looked up at him with some curiosity, a curiosity which had been growing upon him during the last few days.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His host sat by his side and looked up at him with some curiosity, a curiosity which had been growing upon him during the last few days.
Lothian
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From this reading --_Proverb of Provence._ Lothian and Dickson Ingworth were driving into Wordingham.
lunch
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From this reading It was just after lunch and there was a pleasant cold-snap in the air, a hint of Autumn which would soon be here.
man
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From this reading The younger man was driving, sending the cob along at a good pace, quite obviously a skilful and accustomed whip.
MICROSCOPE
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From this reading DICKSON INGWORTH UNDER THE MICROSCOPE "On n'est jamais trahi que par ses siens."
n'est
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From this reading DICKSON INGWORTH UNDER THE MICROSCOPE "On n'est jamais trahi que par ses siens."
obviously
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From this reading The younger man was driving, sending the cob along at a good pace, quite obviously a skilful and accustomed whip.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --_Proverb of Provence._ Lothian and Dickson Ingworth were driving into Wordingham.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DICKSON INGWORTH UNDER THE MICROSCOPE "On n'est jamais trahi que par ses siens."
pace
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From this reading The younger man was driving, sending the cob along at a good pace, quite obviously a skilful and accustomed whip.
par
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From this reading DICKSON INGWORTH UNDER THE MICROSCOPE "On n'est jamais trahi que par ses siens."
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was just after lunch and there was a pleasant cold-snap in the air, a hint of Autumn which would soon be here.
Provence
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From this reading --_Proverb of Provence._ Lothian and Dickson Ingworth were driving into Wordingham.
Proverb
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From this reading --_Proverb of Provence._ Lothian and Dickson Ingworth were driving into Wordingham.
que
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From this reading DICKSON INGWORTH UNDER THE MICROSCOPE "On n'est jamais trahi que par ses siens."
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The younger man was driving, sending the cob along at a good pace, quite obviously a skilful and accustomed whip.
sat
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From this reading His host sat by his side and looked up at him with some curiosity, a curiosity which had been growing upon him during the last few days.
sending
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From this reading The younger man was driving, sending the cob along at a good pace, quite obviously a skilful and accustomed whip.
ses
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From this reading DICKSON INGWORTH UNDER THE MICROSCOPE "On n'est jamais trahi que par ses siens."
side
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From this reading His host sat by his side and looked up at him with some curiosity, a curiosity which had been growing upon him during the last few days.
siens
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From this reading DICKSON INGWORTH UNDER THE MICROSCOPE "On n'est jamais trahi que par ses siens."
skilful
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From this reading The younger man was driving, sending the cob along at a good pace, quite obviously a skilful and accustomed whip.
some
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From this reading His host sat by his side and looked up at him with some curiosity, a curiosity which had been growing upon him during the last few days.
soon
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From this reading It was just after lunch and there was a pleasant cold-snap in the air, a hint of Autumn which would soon be here.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DICKSON INGWORTH UNDER THE MICROSCOPE "On n'est jamais trahi que par ses siens."
there
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From this reading It was just after lunch and there was a pleasant cold-snap in the air, a hint of Autumn which would soon be here.
trahi
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From this reading DICKSON INGWORTH UNDER THE MICROSCOPE "On n'est jamais trahi que par ses siens."
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading DICKSON INGWORTH UNDER THE MICROSCOPE "On n'est jamais trahi que par ses siens."
up
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From this reading His host sat by his side and looked up at him with some curiosity, a curiosity which had been growing upon him during the last few days.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His host sat by his side and looked up at him with some curiosity, a curiosity which had been growing upon him during the last few days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was just after lunch and there was a pleasant cold-snap in the air, a hint of Autumn which would soon be here.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading --_Proverb of Provence._ Lothian and Dickson Ingworth were driving into Wordingham.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was just after lunch and there was a pleasant cold-snap in the air, a hint of Autumn which would soon be here.
whip
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From this reading The younger man was driving, sending the cob along at a good pace, quite obviously a skilful and accustomed whip.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His host sat by his side and looked up at him with some curiosity, a curiosity which had been growing upon him during the last few days.
Wordingham
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From this reading --_Proverb of Provence._ Lothian and Dickson Ingworth were driving into Wordingham.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was just after lunch and there was a pleasant cold-snap in the air, a hint of Autumn which would soon be here.
younger
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From this reading The younger man was driving, sending the cob along at a good pace, quite obviously a skilful and accustomed whip.
