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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 weather had changed during the afternoon, and a cold wind had blown in their faces on the homeward drive.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The weather had changed during the afternoon, and a cold wind had blown in their faces on the homeward drive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weather had changed during the afternoon, and a cold wind had blown in their faces on the homeward drive.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The whole of the house-party, with the exception of the Prince himself, were gathered around the great open fireplace at the north end of the hall.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The whole of the house-party, with the exception of the Prince himself, were gathered around the great open fireplace at the north end of the hall.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every one had found comfortable seats here, watching the huge logs burn, and there seemed to be a general indisposition to move.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They were talking of the Prince during those few minutes before they separated to dress for dinner.
blown
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From this reading The weather had changed during the afternoon, and a cold wind had blown in their faces on the homeward drive.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Every one had found comfortable seats here, watching the huge logs burn, and there seemed to be a general indisposition to move.
changed
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From this reading The weather had changed during the afternoon, and a cold wind had blown in their faces on the homeward drive.
chiefly
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From this reading A couple of young men from the neighborhood had joined the house-party, and the conversation, naturally enough, was chiefly concerned with the day’s sport.
cold
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From this reading The weather had changed during the afternoon, and a cold wind had blown in their faces on the homeward drive.
comfortable
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From this reading Every one had found comfortable seats here, watching the huge logs burn, and there seemed to be a general indisposition to move.
concerned
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From this reading A couple of young men from the neighborhood had joined the house-party, and the conversation, naturally enough, was chiefly concerned with the day’s sport.
conversation
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From this reading A couple of young men from the neighborhood had joined the house-party, and the conversation, naturally enough, was chiefly concerned with the day’s sport.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading A couple of young men from the neighborhood had joined the house-party, and the conversation, naturally enough, was chiefly concerned with the day’s sport.
day's
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From this reading A couple of young men from the neighborhood had joined the house-party, and the conversation, naturally enough, was chiefly concerned with the day’s sport.
dinner
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From this reading They were talking of the Prince during those few minutes before they separated to dress for dinner.
dress
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From this reading They were talking of the Prince during those few minutes before they separated to dress for dinner.
drive
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From this reading The weather had changed during the afternoon, and a cold wind had blown in their faces on the homeward drive.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading They were talking of the Prince during those few minutes before they separated to dress for dinner.
end
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From this reading The whole of the house-party, with the exception of the Prince himself, were gathered around the great open fireplace at the north end of the hall.
enough
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From this reading A couple of young men from the neighborhood had joined the house-party, and the conversation, naturally enough, was chiefly concerned with the day’s sport.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one had found comfortable seats here, watching the huge logs burn, and there seemed to be a general indisposition to move.
exception
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From this reading The whole of the house-party, with the exception of the Prince himself, were gathered around the great open fireplace at the north end of the hall.
faces
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From this reading The weather had changed during the afternoon, and a cold wind had blown in their faces on the homeward drive.
few
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From this reading They were talking of the Prince during those few minutes before they separated to dress for dinner.
fireplace
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From this reading The whole of the house-party, with the exception of the Prince himself, were gathered around the great open fireplace at the north end of the hall.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were talking of the Prince during those few minutes before they separated to dress for dinner.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one had found comfortable seats here, watching the huge logs burn, and there seemed to be a general indisposition to move.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A couple of young men from the neighborhood had joined the house-party, and the conversation, naturally enough, was chiefly concerned with the day’s sport.
gathered
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From this reading The whole of the house-party, with the exception of the Prince himself, were gathered around the great open fireplace at the north end of the hall.
general
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From this reading Every one had found comfortable seats here, watching the huge logs burn, and there seemed to be a general indisposition to move.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole of the house-party, with the exception of the Prince himself, were gathered around the great open fireplace at the north end of the hall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The weather had changed during the afternoon, and a cold wind had blown in their faces on the homeward drive.
hall
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From this reading The whole of the house-party, with the exception of the Prince himself, were gathered around the great open fireplace at the north end of the hall.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one had found comfortable seats here, watching the huge logs burn, and there seemed to be a general indisposition to move.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The whole of the house-party, with the exception of the Prince himself, were gathered around the great open fireplace at the north end of the hall.
homeward
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From this reading The weather had changed during the afternoon, and a cold wind had blown in their faces on the homeward drive.
house-party
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From this reading The whole of the house-party, with the exception of the Prince himself, were gathered around the great open fireplace at the north end of the hall.
huge
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From this reading Every one had found comfortable seats here, watching the huge logs burn, and there seemed to be a general indisposition to move.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The weather had changed during the afternoon, and a cold wind had blown in their faces on the homeward drive.
indisposition
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From this reading Every one had found comfortable seats here, watching the huge logs burn, and there seemed to be a general indisposition to move.
joined
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From this reading A couple of young men from the neighborhood had joined the house-party, and the conversation, naturally enough, was chiefly concerned with the day’s sport.
logs
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From this reading Every one had found comfortable seats here, watching the huge logs burn, and there seemed to be a general indisposition to move.
men
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From this reading A couple of young men from the neighborhood had joined the house-party, and the conversation, naturally enough, was chiefly concerned with the day’s sport.
minutes
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From this reading They were talking of the Prince during those few minutes before they separated to dress for dinner.
move
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From this reading Every one had found comfortable seats here, watching the huge logs burn, and there seemed to be a general indisposition to move.
naturally
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From this reading A couple of young men from the neighborhood had joined the house-party, and the conversation, naturally enough, was chiefly concerned with the day’s sport.
neighborhood
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From this reading A couple of young men from the neighborhood had joined the house-party, and the conversation, naturally enough, was chiefly concerned with the day’s sport.
north
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From this reading The whole of the house-party, with the exception of the Prince himself, were gathered around the great open fireplace at the north end of the hall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were talking of the Prince during those few minutes before they separated to dress for dinner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The weather had changed during the afternoon, and a cold wind had blown in their faces on the homeward drive.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one had found comfortable seats here, watching the huge logs burn, and there seemed to be a general indisposition to move.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The whole of the house-party, with the exception of the Prince himself, were gathered around the great open fireplace at the north end of the hall.
Prince
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From this reading They were talking of the Prince during those few minutes before they separated to dress for dinner.
seats
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From this reading Every one had found comfortable seats here, watching the huge logs burn, and there seemed to be a general indisposition to move.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one had found comfortable seats here, watching the huge logs burn, and there seemed to be a general indisposition to move.
separated
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From this reading They were talking of the Prince during those few minutes before they separated to dress for dinner.
sport
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From this reading A couple of young men from the neighborhood had joined the house-party, and the conversation, naturally enough, was chiefly concerned with the day’s sport.
talking
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From this reading They were talking of the Prince during those few minutes before they separated to dress for dinner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were talking of the Prince during those few minutes before they separated to dress for dinner.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The weather had changed during the afternoon, and a cold wind had blown in their faces on the homeward drive.
there
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From this reading Every one had found comfortable seats here, watching the huge logs burn, and there seemed to be a general indisposition to move.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were talking of the Prince during those few minutes before they separated to dress for dinner.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They were talking of the Prince during those few minutes before they separated to dress for dinner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were talking of the Prince during those few minutes before they separated to dress for dinner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A couple of young men from the neighborhood had joined the house-party, and the conversation, naturally enough, was chiefly concerned with the day’s sport.
watching
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From this reading Every one had found comfortable seats here, watching the huge logs burn, and there seemed to be a general indisposition to move.
weather
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From this reading The weather had changed during the afternoon, and a cold wind had blown in their faces on the homeward drive.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were talking of the Prince during those few minutes before they separated to dress for dinner.
whole
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From this reading The whole of the house-party, with the exception of the Prince himself, were gathered around the great open fireplace at the north end of the hall.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather had changed during the afternoon, and a cold wind had blown in their faces on the homeward drive.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The whole of the house-party, with the exception of the Prince himself, were gathered around the great open fireplace at the north end of the hall.
young
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From this reading A couple of young men from the neighborhood had joined the house-party, and the conversation, naturally enough, was chiefly concerned with the day’s sport.
