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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 HOW A LITTLE SPARRING IS DONE AMONGST THE GUESTS AT OAKDEAN; AND HOW TOM HESCOTT TELLS A STORY.
all
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From this reading Meantime all the others are sitting out in the garden, gossiping to their hearts' content.
AMONGSTprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading HOW A LITTLE SPARRING IS DONE AMONGST THE GUESTS AT OAKDEAN; AND HOW TOM HESCOTT TELLS A STORY.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW A LITTLE SPARRING IS DONE AMONGST THE GUESTS AT OAKDEAN; AND HOW TOM HESCOTT TELLS A STORY.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Meantime all the others are sitting out in the garden, gossiping to their hearts' content.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The little thatched hut at the end of the gardens, where the sun is now blazing, has drawn them all into a net, as it were.
ascendant
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From this reading It is an off day, when there is no shooting, and the women are therefore jubilant, and distinctly in the ascendant.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW A LITTLE SPARRING IS DONE AMONGST THE GUESTS AT OAKDEAN; AND HOW TOM HESCOTT TELLS A STORY.
blazing
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From this reading The little thatched hut at the end of the gardens, where the sun is now blazing, has drawn them all into a net, as it were.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
caused
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From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
content
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From this reading Meantime all the others are sitting out in the garden, gossiping to their hearts' content.
courts
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From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
day
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From this reading It is an off day, when there is no shooting, and the women are therefore jubilant, and distinctly in the ascendant.
distinctly
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From this reading It is an off day, when there is no shooting, and the women are therefore jubilant, and distinctly in the ascendant.
DONEnounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW A LITTLE SPARRING IS DONE AMONGST THE GUESTS AT OAKDEAN; AND HOW TOM HESCOTT TELLS A STORY.
drawn
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From this reading The little thatched hut at the end of the gardens, where the sun is now blazing, has drawn them all into a net, as it were.
dry
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From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
end
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From this reading The little thatched hut at the end of the gardens, where the sun is now blazing, has drawn them all into a net, as it were.
fallen
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From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
garden
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From this reading Meantime all the others are sitting out in the garden, gossiping to their hearts' content.
gardens
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From this reading The little thatched hut at the end of the gardens, where the sun is now blazing, has drawn them all into a net, as it were.
gossiping
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From this reading Meantime all the others are sitting out in the garden, gossiping to their hearts' content.
GUESTS
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From this reading HOW A LITTLE SPARRING IS DONE AMONGST THE GUESTS AT OAKDEAN; AND HOW TOM HESCOTT TELLS A STORY.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
hearts
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From this reading Meantime all the others are sitting out in the garden, gossiping to their hearts' content.
HESCOTT
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From this reading HOW A LITTLE SPARRING IS DONE AMONGST THE GUESTS AT OAKDEAN; AND HOW TOM HESCOTT TELLS A STORY.
HOW
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From this reading HOW A LITTLE SPARRING IS DONE AMONGST THE GUESTS AT OAKDEAN; AND HOW TOM HESCOTT TELLS A STORY.
hut
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From this reading The little thatched hut at the end of the gardens, where the sun is now blazing, has drawn them all into a net, as it were.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meantime all the others are sitting out in the garden, gossiping to their hearts' content.
Indian
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From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The little thatched hut at the end of the gardens, where the sun is now blazing, has drawn them all into a net, as it were.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW A LITTLE SPARRING IS DONE AMONGST THE GUESTS AT OAKDEAN; AND HOW TOM HESCOTT TELLS A STORY.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
jubilant
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From this reading It is an off day, when there is no shooting, and the women are therefore jubilant, and distinctly in the ascendant.
late
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From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW A LITTLE SPARRING IS DONE AMONGST THE GUESTS AT OAKDEAN; AND HOW TOM HESCOTT TELLS A STORY.
MeantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Meantime all the others are sitting out in the garden, gossiping to their hearts' content.
moisture
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From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
net
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From this reading The little thatched hut at the end of the gardens, where the sun is now blazing, has drawn them all into a net, as it were.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is an off day, when there is no shooting, and the women are therefore jubilant, and distinctly in the ascendant.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
now
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From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
OAKDEAN
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From this reading HOW A LITTLE SPARRING IS DONE AMONGST THE GUESTS AT OAKDEAN; AND HOW TOM HESCOTT TELLS A STORY.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little thatched hut at the end of the gardens, where the sun is now blazing, has drawn them all into a net, as it were.
off
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From this reading It is an off day, when there is no shooting, and the women are therefore jubilant, and distinctly in the ascendant.
others
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From this reading Meantime all the others are sitting out in the garden, gossiping to their hearts' content.
out
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From this reading Meantime all the others are sitting out in the garden, gossiping to their hearts' content.
rains
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From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
rather
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From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is an off day, when there is no shooting, and the women are therefore jubilant, and distinctly in the ascendant.
sitting
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From this reading Meantime all the others are sitting out in the garden, gossiping to their hearts' content.
soft
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From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
SPARRING
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From this reading HOW A LITTLE SPARRING IS DONE AMONGST THE GUESTS AT OAKDEAN; AND HOW TOM HESCOTT TELLS A STORY.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
STORY
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From this reading HOW A LITTLE SPARRING IS DONE AMONGST THE GUESTS AT OAKDEAN; AND HOW TOM HESCOTT TELLS A STORY.
sufficed
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From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
summer
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From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
sun
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From this reading The little thatched hut at the end of the gardens, where the sun is now blazing, has drawn them all into a net, as it were.
TELLS
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From this reading HOW A LITTLE SPARRING IS DONE AMONGST THE GUESTS AT OAKDEAN; AND HOW TOM HESCOTT TELLS A STORY.
tennis
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From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
thatched
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From this reading The little thatched hut at the end of the gardens, where the sun is now blazing, has drawn them all into a net, as it were.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW A LITTLE SPARRING IS DONE AMONGST THE GUESTS AT OAKDEAN; AND HOW TOM HESCOTT TELLS A STORY.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Meantime all the others are sitting out in the garden, gossiping to their hearts' content.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The little thatched hut at the end of the gardens, where the sun is now blazing, has drawn them all into a net, as it were.
there
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From this reading It is an off day, when there is no shooting, and the women are therefore jubilant, and distinctly in the ascendant.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It is an off day, when there is no shooting, and the women are therefore jubilant, and distinctly in the ascendant.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meantime all the others are sitting out in the garden, gossiping to their hearts' content.
TOM
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From this reading HOW A LITTLE SPARRING IS DONE AMONGST THE GUESTS AT OAKDEAN; AND HOW TOM HESCOTT TELLS A STORY.
tried
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From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
up
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From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had tried tennis, but the courts are rather soft now; and though an Indian summer has fallen upon us, still it has not sufficed to dry up all the moisture caused by the late rains.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The little thatched hut at the end of the gardens, where the sun is now blazing, has drawn them all into a net, as it were.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It is an off day, when there is no shooting, and the women are therefore jubilant, and distinctly in the ascendant.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The little thatched hut at the end of the gardens, where the sun is now blazing, has drawn them all into a net, as it were.
women
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From this reading It is an off day, when there is no shooting, and the women are therefore jubilant, and distinctly in the ascendant.
