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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 Surgeon-Major Thomson reeled for a moment and caught at the paling by his side.
air
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From this reading There was a very small cloud of white smoke drifting away into space, and a faint smell of gunpowder in the air.
almost
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From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Surgeon-Major Thomson reeled for a moment and caught at the paling by his side.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Surgeon-Major Thomson reeled for a moment and caught at the paling by his side.
away
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From this reading There was a very small cloud of white smoke drifting away into space, and a faint smell of gunpowder in the air.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt his cheek and, withdrawing his fingers, gazed at them with a little nervous laugh--they were wet with blood.
broad
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From this reading He looked up and down the broad pathway.
Buckingham
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From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Surgeon-Major Thomson reeled for a moment and caught at the paling by his side.
caught
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From this reading Surgeon-Major Thomson reeled for a moment and caught at the paling by his side.
cheek
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From this reading He felt his cheek and, withdrawing his fingers, gazed at them with a little nervous laugh--they were wet with blood.
cloud
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From this reading There was a very small cloud of white smoke drifting away into space, and a faint smell of gunpowder in the air.
down
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From this reading He looked up and down the broad pathway.
drifting
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From this reading There was a very small cloud of white smoke drifting away into space, and a faint smell of gunpowder in the air.
eagerly
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From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
faint
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From this reading There was a very small cloud of white smoke drifting away into space, and a faint smell of gunpowder in the air.
felt
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From this reading He felt his cheek and, withdrawing his fingers, gazed at them with a little nervous laugh--they were wet with blood.
fingers
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From this reading He felt his cheek and, withdrawing his fingers, gazed at them with a little nervous laugh--they were wet with blood.
fog
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From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Surgeon-Major Thomson reeled for a moment and caught at the paling by his side.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
gazed
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From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
grey
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From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
gunpowder
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From this reading There was a very small cloud of white smoke drifting away into space, and a faint smell of gunpowder in the air.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Surgeon-Major Thomson reeled for a moment and caught at the paling by his side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was a very small cloud of white smoke drifting away into space, and a faint smell of gunpowder in the air.
laugh
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From this reading He felt his cheek and, withdrawing his fingers, gazed at them with a little nervous laugh--they were wet with blood.
leaning
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From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt his cheek and, withdrawing his fingers, gazed at them with a little nervous laugh--they were wet with blood.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up and down the broad pathway.
moment
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From this reading Surgeon-Major Thomson reeled for a moment and caught at the paling by his side.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
nervous
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From this reading He felt his cheek and, withdrawing his fingers, gazed at them with a little nervous laugh--they were wet with blood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
out
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From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
Palace
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From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
paling
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From this reading Surgeon-Major Thomson reeled for a moment and caught at the paling by his side.
passing
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From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
pathway
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From this reading He looked up and down the broad pathway.
quickly
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From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
racing-car
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From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
recovered
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From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
reeledverbUS /riːld/
moved unsteadily as if about to fall
From this reading Surgeon-Major Thomson reeled for a moment and caught at the paling by his side.
side
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From this reading Surgeon-Major Thomson reeled for a moment and caught at the paling by his side.
sight
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From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
slight
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From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
small
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From this reading There was a very small cloud of white smoke drifting away into space, and a faint smell of gunpowder in the air.
smell
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From this reading There was a very small cloud of white smoke drifting away into space, and a faint smell of gunpowder in the air.
smoke
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From this reading There was a very small cloud of white smoke drifting away into space, and a faint smell of gunpowder in the air.
space
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From this reading There was a very small cloud of white smoke drifting away into space, and a faint smell of gunpowder in the air.
Surgeon-Major
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From this reading Surgeon-Major Thomson reeled for a moment and caught at the paling by his side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Surgeon-Major Thomson reeled for a moment and caught at the paling by his side.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He felt his cheek and, withdrawing his fingers, gazed at them with a little nervous laugh--they were wet with blood.
Then
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From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
There
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From this reading There was a very small cloud of white smoke drifting away into space, and a faint smell of gunpowder in the air.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt his cheek and, withdrawing his fingers, gazed at them with a little nervous laugh--they were wet with blood.
Thomson
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From this reading Surgeon-Major Thomson reeled for a moment and caught at the paling by his side.
up
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From this reading He looked up and down the broad pathway.
very
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From this reading There was a very small cloud of white smoke drifting away into space, and a faint smell of gunpowder in the air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He felt his cheek and, withdrawing his fingers, gazed at them with a little nervous laugh--they were wet with blood.
wet
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From this reading He felt his cheek and, withdrawing his fingers, gazed at them with a little nervous laugh--they were wet with blood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then he recovered himself almost as quickly, and, leaning forward, gazed eagerly at the long, grey racing-car which was already passing Buckingham Palace and almost out of sight in the slight morning fog.
white
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From this reading There was a very small cloud of white smoke drifting away into space, and a faint smell of gunpowder in the air.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He felt his cheek and, withdrawing his fingers, gazed at them with a little nervous laugh--they were wet with blood.
withdrawing
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From this reading He felt his cheek and, withdrawing his fingers, gazed at them with a little nervous laugh--they were wet with blood.
