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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 A DIP in the creek, and a careful if hasty toilet, produced a complete change of ideas.
almost
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From this reading The morning was almost too fine, the leaves of the great poplars were unstirred, which gave an unnaturally calm and eerie appearance to the landscape.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The morning was almost too fine, the leaves of the great poplars were unstirred, which gave an unnaturally calm and eerie appearance to the landscape.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DIP in the creek, and a careful if hasty toilet, produced a complete change of ideas.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The morning was almost too fine, the leaves of the great poplars were unstirred, which gave an unnaturally calm and eerie appearance to the landscape.
appetising
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From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
bed
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From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was not dispelled by the red sun shedding a theatrical glare over the snow-peaks and shoulders of the mountain range.
calm
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From this reading The morning was almost too fine, the leaves of the great poplars were unstirred, which gave an unnaturally calm and eerie appearance to the landscape.
careful
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From this reading A DIP in the creek, and a careful if hasty toilet, produced a complete change of ideas.
change
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From this reading A DIP in the creek, and a careful if hasty toilet, produced a complete change of ideas.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DIP in the creek, and a careful if hasty toilet, produced a complete change of ideas.
creek
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From this reading A DIP in the creek, and a careful if hasty toilet, produced a complete change of ideas.
day
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From this reading However, the savour of the devilled turkey reassured him, and he felt more drawn towards the _menu_ which was to form the sustaining meal of the day.
devilled
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From this reading However, the savour of the devilled turkey reassured him, and he felt more drawn towards the _menu_ which was to form the sustaining meal of the day.
DIP
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From this reading A DIP in the creek, and a careful if hasty toilet, produced a complete change of ideas.
dispelled
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From this reading This was not dispelled by the red sun shedding a theatrical glare over the snow-peaks and shoulders of the mountain range.
display
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From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
drawn
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From this reading However, the savour of the devilled turkey reassured him, and he felt more drawn towards the _menu_ which was to form the sustaining meal of the day.
earlier
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From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
eerie
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From this reading The morning was almost too fine, the leaves of the great poplars were unstirred, which gave an unnaturally calm and eerie appearance to the landscape.
felt
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From this reading However, the savour of the devilled turkey reassured him, and he felt more drawn towards the _menu_ which was to form the sustaining meal of the day.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning was almost too fine, the leaves of the great poplars were unstirred, which gave an unnaturally calm and eerie appearance to the landscape.
fire
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From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
form
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From this reading However, the savour of the devilled turkey reassured him, and he felt more drawn towards the _menu_ which was to form the sustaining meal of the day.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
front
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From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
gave
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From this reading The morning was almost too fine, the leaves of the great poplars were unstirred, which gave an unnaturally calm and eerie appearance to the landscape.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was not dispelled by the red sun shedding a theatrical glare over the snow-peaks and shoulders of the mountain range.
gone
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From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning was almost too fine, the leaves of the great poplars were unstirred, which gave an unnaturally calm and eerie appearance to the landscape.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
hasty
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From this reading A DIP in the creek, and a careful if hasty toilet, produced a complete change of ideas.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, the savour of the devilled turkey reassured him, and he felt more drawn towards the _menu_ which was to form the sustaining meal of the day.
holiday's
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From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, the savour of the devilled turkey reassured him, and he felt more drawn towards the _menu_ which was to form the sustaining meal of the day.
ideas
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From this reading A DIP in the creek, and a careful if hasty toilet, produced a complete change of ideas.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A DIP in the creek, and a careful if hasty toilet, produced a complete change of ideas.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DIP in the creek, and a careful if hasty toilet, produced a complete change of ideas.
landscape
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From this reading The morning was almost too fine, the leaves of the great poplars were unstirred, which gave an unnaturally calm and eerie appearance to the landscape.
leaves
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From this reading The morning was almost too fine, the leaves of the great poplars were unstirred, which gave an unnaturally calm and eerie appearance to the landscape.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
meal
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From this reading However, the savour of the devilled turkey reassured him, and he felt more drawn towards the _menu_ which was to form the sustaining meal of the day.
menu
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From this reading However, the savour of the devilled turkey reassured him, and he felt more drawn towards the _menu_ which was to form the sustaining meal of the day.
more
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From this reading However, the savour of the devilled turkey reassured him, and he felt more drawn towards the _menu_ which was to form the sustaining meal of the day.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning was almost too fine, the leaves of the great poplars were unstirred, which gave an unnaturally calm and eerie appearance to the landscape.
mountain
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From this reading This was not dispelled by the red sun shedding a theatrical glare over the snow-peaks and shoulders of the mountain range.
moving
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From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was not dispelled by the red sun shedding a theatrical glare over the snow-peaks and shoulders of the mountain range.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DIP in the creek, and a careful if hasty toilet, produced a complete change of ideas.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This was not dispelled by the red sun shedding a theatrical glare over the snow-peaks and shoulders of the mountain range.
poplars
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From this reading The morning was almost too fine, the leaves of the great poplars were unstirred, which gave an unnaturally calm and eerie appearance to the landscape.
produced
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From this reading A DIP in the creek, and a careful if hasty toilet, produced a complete change of ideas.
range
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From this reading This was not dispelled by the red sun shedding a theatrical glare over the snow-peaks and shoulders of the mountain range.
reassuredverbUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊrd/
made less worried or afraid
From this reading However, the savour of the devilled turkey reassured him, and he felt more drawn towards the _menu_ which was to form the sustaining meal of the day.
red
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From this reading This was not dispelled by the red sun shedding a theatrical glare over the snow-peaks and shoulders of the mountain range.
said
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From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
savour
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From this reading However, the savour of the devilled turkey reassured him, and he felt more drawn towards the _menu_ which was to form the sustaining meal of the day.
shedding
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From this reading This was not dispelled by the red sun shedding a theatrical glare over the snow-peaks and shoulders of the mountain range.
Sheila
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From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
shoulders
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From this reading This was not dispelled by the red sun shedding a theatrical glare over the snow-peaks and shoulders of the mountain range.
snow-peaks
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From this reading This was not dispelled by the red sun shedding a theatrical glare over the snow-peaks and shoulders of the mountain range.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
sun
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From this reading This was not dispelled by the red sun shedding a theatrical glare over the snow-peaks and shoulders of the mountain range.
sustaining
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From this reading However, the savour of the devilled turkey reassured him, and he felt more drawn towards the _menu_ which was to form the sustaining meal of the day.
table
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From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DIP in the creek, and a careful if hasty toilet, produced a complete change of ideas.
theatrical
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From this reading This was not dispelled by the red sun shedding a theatrical glare over the snow-peaks and shoulders of the mountain range.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not dispelled by the red sun shedding a theatrical glare over the snow-peaks and shoulders of the mountain range.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The morning was almost too fine, the leaves of the great poplars were unstirred, which gave an unnaturally calm and eerie appearance to the landscape.
toilet
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From this reading A DIP in the creek, and a careful if hasty toilet, produced a complete change of ideas.
too
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From this reading The morning was almost too fine, the leaves of the great poplars were unstirred, which gave an unnaturally calm and eerie appearance to the landscape.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading However, the savour of the devilled turkey reassured him, and he felt more drawn towards the _menu_ which was to form the sustaining meal of the day.
turkey
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From this reading However, the savour of the devilled turkey reassured him, and he felt more drawn towards the _menu_ which was to form the sustaining meal of the day.
unnaturally
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From this reading The morning was almost too fine, the leaves of the great poplars were unstirred, which gave an unnaturally calm and eerie appearance to the landscape.
unstirred
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From this reading The morning was almost too fine, the leaves of the great poplars were unstirred, which gave an unnaturally calm and eerie appearance to the landscape.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The morning was almost too fine, the leaves of the great poplars were unstirred, which gave an unnaturally calm and eerie appearance to the landscape.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The morning was almost too fine, the leaves of the great poplars were unstirred, which gave an unnaturally calm and eerie appearance to the landscape.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The morning was almost too fine, the leaves of the great poplars were unstirred, which gave an unnaturally calm and eerie appearance to the landscape.
wished
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From this reading “My holiday’s over, Sheila!” said he, moving from the fire front to the table upon which was such an appetising display that he wished he had gone to bed a little earlier.
