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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 heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
affairs
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From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
all
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From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
amiably
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From this reading “Ripping, old chap, of you to have me down here,” the young man remarked amiably, his hand stretching out to a tumbler which stood by his side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was the fifth day since the mystery of the Black Wood had been solved.
Black
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From this reading It was the fifth day since the mystery of the Black Wood had been solved.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In a chair by his side lounged Eddy Pelham, immaculate in a suit of white flannels.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
chair
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From this reading In a chair by his side lounged Eddy Pelham, immaculate in a suit of white flannels.
chap
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From this reading “Ripping, old chap, of you to have me down here,” the young man remarked amiably, his hand stretching out to a tumbler which stood by his side.
coming
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From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
country
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From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
crisis
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From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
curious
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From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
day
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From this reading It was the fifth day since the mystery of the Black Wood had been solved.
Dominey
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From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
Dominey's
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From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
down
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From this reading “Ripping, old chap, of you to have me down here,” the young man remarked amiably, his hand stretching out to a tumbler which stood by his side.
driven
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From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
Eddy
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From this reading In a chair by his side lounged Eddy Pelham, immaculate in a suit of white flannels.
especially
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From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
fast-approaching
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From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
fifth
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From this reading It was the fifth day since the mystery of the Black Wood had been solved.
flannels
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From this reading In a chair by his side lounged Eddy Pelham, immaculate in a suit of white flannels.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
full
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From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
get
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From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
ghastly
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From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
hand
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From this reading “Ripping, old chap, of you to have me down here,” the young man remarked amiably, his hand stretching out to a tumbler which stood by his side.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ripping, old chap, of you to have me down here,” the young man remarked amiably, his hand stretching out to a tumbler which stood by his side.
heat
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From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ripping, old chap, of you to have me down here,” the young man remarked amiably, his hand stretching out to a tumbler which stood by his side.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
ice
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From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
immaculate
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From this reading In a chair by his side lounged Eddy Pelham, immaculate in a suit of white flannels.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the fifth day since the mystery of the Black Wood had been solved.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
London's
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From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
lounged
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From this reading In a chair by his side lounged Eddy Pelham, immaculate in a suit of white flannels.
man
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From this reading “Ripping, old chap, of you to have me down here,” the young man remarked amiably, his hand stretching out to a tumbler which stood by his side.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ripping, old chap, of you to have me down here,” the young man remarked amiably, his hand stretching out to a tumbler which stood by his side.
mystery
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From this reading It was the fifth day since the mystery of the Black Wood had been solved.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
old
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From this reading “Ripping, old chap, of you to have me down here,” the young man remarked amiably, his hand stretching out to a tumbler which stood by his side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
out
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From this reading “Ripping, old chap, of you to have me down here,” the young man remarked amiably, his hand stretching out to a tumbler which stood by his side.
own
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From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
paradise
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From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
parallel
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From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
Pelham
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From this reading In a chair by his side lounged Eddy Pelham, immaculate in a suit of white flannels.
presage
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From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
remarked
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From this reading “Ripping, old chap, of you to have me down here,” the young man remarked amiably, his hand stretching out to a tumbler which stood by his side.
Ripping
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From this reading “Ripping, old chap, of you to have me down here,” the young man remarked amiably, his hand stretching out to a tumbler which stood by his side.
rumours
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From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
side
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From this reading In a chair by his side lounged Eddy Pelham, immaculate in a suit of white flannels.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was the fifth day since the mystery of the Black Wood had been solved.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
solved
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From this reading It was the fifth day since the mystery of the Black Wood had been solved.
sort
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From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ripping, old chap, of you to have me down here,” the young man remarked amiably, his hand stretching out to a tumbler which stood by his side.
storm
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From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
stretching
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From this reading “Ripping, old chap, of you to have me down here,” the young man remarked amiably, his hand stretching out to a tumbler which stood by his side.
study
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From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
suit
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From this reading In a chair by his side lounged Eddy Pelham, immaculate in a suit of white flannels.
sulphurous
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From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
terrace
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From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The heat of a sulphurous afternoon--a curious parallel in its presage of coming storm to the fast-approaching crisis in Dominey's own affairs--had driven Dominey from his study on to the terrace.
tumbler
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From this reading “Ripping, old chap, of you to have me down here,” the young man remarked amiably, his hand stretching out to a tumbler which stood by his side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the fifth day since the mystery of the Black Wood had been solved.
weather
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From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “The country, when you can get ice, is a paradise in this weather, especially when London's so full of ghastly rumours and all that sort of thing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Ripping, old chap, of you to have me down here,” the young man remarked amiably, his hand stretching out to a tumbler which stood by his side.
white
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From this reading In a chair by his side lounged Eddy Pelham, immaculate in a suit of white flannels.
Wood
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From this reading It was the fifth day since the mystery of the Black Wood had been solved.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ripping, old chap, of you to have me down here,” the young man remarked amiably, his hand stretching out to a tumbler which stood by his side.
young
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From this reading “Ripping, old chap, of you to have me down here,” the young man remarked amiably, his hand stretching out to a tumbler which stood by his side.
