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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He lay there half-dressed throughout the night, and when he rose, soon after dawn, he had not made his mind up what to do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WILDERNESS When he had read this note, Shelton put it down beside his sleeve-links on his dressing table, stared in the mirror at himself, and laughed.
Antonia
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From this reading The only thing he knew for certain was that he must not meet Antonia.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WILDERNESS When he had read this note, Shelton put it down beside his sleeve-links on his dressing table, stared in the mirror at himself, and laughed.
bed
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From this reading But his lips soon stopped him laughing; he threw himself upon his bed and pressed his face into the pillows.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading WILDERNESS When he had read this note, Shelton put it down beside his sleeve-links on his dressing table, stared in the mirror at himself, and laughed.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his lips soon stopped him laughing; he threw himself upon his bed and pressed his face into the pillows.
certain
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dawn
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From this reading He lay there half-dressed throughout the night, and when he rose, soon after dawn, he had not made his mind up what to do.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He lay there half-dressed throughout the night, and when he rose, soon after dawn, he had not made his mind up what to do.
down
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dressing
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face
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From this reading But his lips soon stopped him laughing; he threw himself upon his bed and pressed his face into the pillows.
following
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From this reading At last he penned the following:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The only thing he knew for certain was that he must not meet Antonia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WILDERNESS When he had read this note, Shelton put it down beside his sleeve-links on his dressing table, stared in the mirror at himself, and laughed.
half-dressed
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From this reading He lay there half-dressed throughout the night, and when he rose, soon after dawn, he had not made his mind up what to do.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WILDERNESS When he had read this note, Shelton put it down beside his sleeve-links on his dressing table, stared in the mirror at himself, and laughed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But his lips soon stopped him laughing; he threw himself upon his bed and pressed his face into the pillows.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading WILDERNESS When he had read this note, Shelton put it down beside his sleeve-links on his dressing table, stared in the mirror at himself, and laughed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WILDERNESS When he had read this note, Shelton put it down beside his sleeve-links on his dressing table, stared in the mirror at himself, and laughed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WILDERNESS When he had read this note, Shelton put it down beside his sleeve-links on his dressing table, stared in the mirror at himself, and laughed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But his lips soon stopped him laughing; he threw himself upon his bed and pressed his face into the pillows.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WILDERNESS When he had read this note, Shelton put it down beside his sleeve-links on his dressing table, stared in the mirror at himself, and laughed.
knew
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he penned the following:
laughed
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laughing
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From this reading But his lips soon stopped him laughing; he threw himself upon his bed and pressed his face into the pillows.
lay
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lips
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made
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meet
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mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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mirror
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The only thing he knew for certain was that he must not meet Antonia.
night
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From this reading He lay there half-dressed throughout the night, and when he rose, soon after dawn, he had not made his mind up what to do.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He lay there half-dressed throughout the night, and when he rose, soon after dawn, he had not made his mind up what to do.
note
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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only
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penned
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From this reading At last he penned the following:
pillows
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From this reading But his lips soon stopped him laughing; he threw himself upon his bed and pressed his face into the pillows.
pressed
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put
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read
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rose
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From this reading He lay there half-dressed throughout the night, and when he rose, soon after dawn, he had not made his mind up what to do.
Shelton
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sleeve-links
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soon
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From this reading But his lips soon stopped him laughing; he threw himself upon his bed and pressed his face into the pillows.
stared
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stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his lips soon stopped him laughing; he threw himself upon his bed and pressed his face into the pillows.
table
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From this reading WILDERNESS When he had read this note, Shelton put it down beside his sleeve-links on his dressing table, stared in the mirror at himself, and laughed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The only thing he knew for certain was that he must not meet Antonia.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILDERNESS When he had read this note, Shelton put it down beside his sleeve-links on his dressing table, stared in the mirror at himself, and laughed.
there
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From this reading He lay there half-dressed throughout the night, and when he rose, soon after dawn, he had not made his mind up what to do.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only thing he knew for certain was that he must not meet Antonia.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WILDERNESS When he had read this note, Shelton put it down beside his sleeve-links on his dressing table, stared in the mirror at himself, and laughed.
threw
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From this reading But his lips soon stopped him laughing; he threw himself upon his bed and pressed his face into the pillows.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading He lay there half-dressed throughout the night, and when he rose, soon after dawn, he had not made his mind up what to do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He lay there half-dressed throughout the night, and when he rose, soon after dawn, he had not made his mind up what to do.
up
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From this reading He lay there half-dressed throughout the night, and when he rose, soon after dawn, he had not made his mind up what to do.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But his lips soon stopped him laughing; he threw himself upon his bed and pressed his face into the pillows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only thing he knew for certain was that he must not meet Antonia.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He lay there half-dressed throughout the night, and when he rose, soon after dawn, he had not made his mind up what to do.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WILDERNESS When he had read this note, Shelton put it down beside his sleeve-links on his dressing table, stared in the mirror at himself, and laughed.
WILDERNESSnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading WILDERNESS When he had read this note, Shelton put it down beside his sleeve-links on his dressing table, stared in the mirror at himself, and laughed.
