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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 Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
actually
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From this reading Only when actually under the shelter of the porch, which some folk thought enhanced the old Greek-temple effect of the Mallorings' house, Derek broke through that taciturnity:
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Still later, that same morning, Derek and Sheila moved slowly up the Mallorings' well-swept drive.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
battle
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
broke
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From this reading Only when actually under the shelter of the porch, which some folk thought enhanced the old Greek-temple effect of the Mallorings' house, Derek broke through that taciturnity:
bushes
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
close
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
cock
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
covert
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
Derek
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From this reading Still later, that same morning, Derek and Sheila moved slowly up the Mallorings' well-swept drive.
don't
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From this reading “Wait and see; and don't lose your head, Derek.”
drive
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From this reading Still later, that same morning, Derek and Sheila moved slowly up the Mallorings' well-swept drive.
effect
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From this reading Only when actually under the shelter of the porch, which some folk thought enhanced the old Greek-temple effect of the Mallorings' house, Derek broke through that taciturnity:
enhanced
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From this reading Only when actually under the shelter of the porch, which some folk thought enhanced the old Greek-temple effect of the Mallorings' house, Derek broke through that taciturnity:
folk
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From this reading Only when actually under the shelter of the porch, which some folk thought enhanced the old Greek-temple effect of the Mallorings' house, Derek broke through that taciturnity:
footsteps
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
Greek-temple
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From this reading Only when actually under the shelter of the porch, which some folk thought enhanced the old Greek-temple effect of the Mallorings' house, Derek broke through that taciturnity:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
head
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From this reading “Wait and see; and don't lose your head, Derek.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
house
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From this reading Only when actually under the shelter of the porch, which some folk thought enhanced the old Greek-temple effect of the Mallorings' house, Derek broke through that taciturnity:
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “What if they won't?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
later
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From this reading Still later, that same morning, Derek and Sheila moved slowly up the Mallorings' well-swept drive.
lips
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
lose
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From this reading “Wait and see; and don't lose your head, Derek.”
Mallorings
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From this reading Still later, that same morning, Derek and Sheila moved slowly up the Mallorings' well-swept drive.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still later, that same morning, Derek and Sheila moved slowly up the Mallorings' well-swept drive.
moved
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From this reading Still later, that same morning, Derek and Sheila moved slowly up the Mallorings' well-swept drive.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
old
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
Only
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From this reading Only when actually under the shelter of the porch, which some folk thought enhanced the old Greek-temple effect of the Mallorings' house, Derek broke through that taciturnity:
out
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
perhaps
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
pheasant
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
porch
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From this reading Only when actually under the shelter of the porch, which some folk thought enhanced the old Greek-temple effect of the Mallorings' house, Derek broke through that taciturnity:
rose
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still later, that same morning, Derek and Sheila moved slowly up the Mallorings' well-swept drive.
scared
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
see
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From this reading “Wait and see; and don't lose your head, Derek.”
set
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
Sheila
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From this reading Still later, that same morning, Derek and Sheila moved slowly up the Mallorings' well-swept drive.
shelter
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From this reading Only when actually under the shelter of the porch, which some folk thought enhanced the old Greek-temple effect of the Mallorings' house, Derek broke through that taciturnity:
skimmed
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
slowly
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From this reading Still later, that same morning, Derek and Sheila moved slowly up the Mallorings' well-swept drive.
some
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From this reading Only when actually under the shelter of the porch, which some folk thought enhanced the old Greek-temple effect of the Mallorings' house, Derek broke through that taciturnity:
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
spoken
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still later, that same morning, Derek and Sheila moved slowly up the Mallorings' well-swept drive.
taciturnity
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From this reading Only when actually under the shelter of the porch, which some folk thought enhanced the old Greek-temple effect of the Mallorings' house, Derek broke through that taciturnity:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Still later, that same morning, Derek and Sheila moved slowly up the Mallorings' well-swept drive.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Still later, that same morning, Derek and Sheila moved slowly up the Mallorings' well-swept drive.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only when actually under the shelter of the porch, which some folk thought enhanced the old Greek-temple effect of the Mallorings' house, Derek broke through that taciturnity:
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only when actually under the shelter of the porch, which some folk thought enhanced the old Greek-temple effect of the Mallorings' house, Derek broke through that taciturnity:
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
two
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
uncompromising
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Only when actually under the shelter of the porch, which some folk thought enhanced the old Greek-temple effect of the Mallorings' house, Derek broke through that taciturnity:
up
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From this reading Still later, that same morning, Derek and Sheila moved slowly up the Mallorings' well-swept drive.
Wait
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From this reading “Wait and see; and don't lose your head, Derek.”
well-swept
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From this reading Still later, that same morning, Derek and Sheila moved slowly up the Mallorings' well-swept drive.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What if they won't?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Only when actually under the shelter of the porch, which some folk thought enhanced the old Greek-temple effect of the Mallorings' house, Derek broke through that taciturnity:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Only when actually under the shelter of the porch, which some folk thought enhanced the old Greek-temple effect of the Mallorings' house, Derek broke through that taciturnity:
whir
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
won't
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From this reading “What if they won't?”
word
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From this reading Their lips were set, as though they had spoken the last word before battle, and an old cock pheasant, running into the bushes close by, rose with a whir and skimmed out toward his covert, scared, perhaps, by something uncompromising in the footsteps of those two.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Wait and see; and don't lose your head, Derek.”
