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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 They seemed to pass in a few moments from the cool, perfumed air of the country into the hot, dry atmosphere of the London suburbs.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Almost before they realized that they were on their homeward way, the fiery glow of the city was staining the clouds above their heads.
air
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From this reading They seemed to pass in a few moments from the cool, perfumed air of the country into the hot, dry atmosphere of the London suburbs.
Almost
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From this reading Almost before they realized that they were on their homeward way, the fiery glow of the city was staining the clouds above their heads.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TROUBLE BREWING Through the winding lanes, between the tall hedges, honeysuckle wreathed and starred with wild roses, out onto the broad main road, Sabatini's great car sped noiselessly on its way back to London.
Arnold
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From this reading Arnold leaned a little forward, watching, as the car raced on to its goal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Arnold leaned a little forward, watching, as the car raced on to its goal.
atmosphere
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From this reading They seemed to pass in a few moments from the cool, perfumed air of the country into the hot, dry atmosphere of the London suburbs.
back
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Almost before they realized that they were on their homeward way, the fiery glow of the city was staining the clouds above their heads.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading TROUBLE BREWING Through the winding lanes, between the tall hedges, honeysuckle wreathed and starred with wild roses, out onto the broad main road, Sabatini's great car sped noiselessly on its way back to London.
BREWING
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From this reading TROUBLE BREWING Through the winding lanes, between the tall hedges, honeysuckle wreathed and starred with wild roses, out onto the broad main road, Sabatini's great car sped noiselessly on its way back to London.
broad
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car
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From this reading TROUBLE BREWING Through the winding lanes, between the tall hedges, honeysuckle wreathed and starred with wild roses, out onto the broad main road, Sabatini's great car sped noiselessly on its way back to London.
city
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From this reading Almost before they realized that they were on their homeward way, the fiery glow of the city was staining the clouds above their heads.
clouds
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From this reading Almost before they realized that they were on their homeward way, the fiery glow of the city was staining the clouds above their heads.
cool
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From this reading They seemed to pass in a few moments from the cool, perfumed air of the country into the hot, dry atmosphere of the London suburbs.
country
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From this reading They seemed to pass in a few moments from the cool, perfumed air of the country into the hot, dry atmosphere of the London suburbs.
darkness
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From this reading This ride through the darkness seemed to supply the last thrill of excitement to their wonderful day.
day
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From this reading This ride through the darkness seemed to supply the last thrill of excitement to their wonderful day.
dry
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From this reading They seemed to pass in a few moments from the cool, perfumed air of the country into the hot, dry atmosphere of the London suburbs.
excitement
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From this reading This ride through the darkness seemed to supply the last thrill of excitement to their wonderful day.
few
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From this reading They seemed to pass in a few moments from the cool, perfumed air of the country into the hot, dry atmosphere of the London suburbs.
fiery
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From this reading Almost before they realized that they were on their homeward way, the fiery glow of the city was staining the clouds above their heads.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arnold leaned a little forward, watching, as the car raced on to its goal.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They seemed to pass in a few moments from the cool, perfumed air of the country into the hot, dry atmosphere of the London suburbs.
glow
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From this reading Almost before they realized that they were on their homeward way, the fiery glow of the city was staining the clouds above their heads.
goal
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From this reading Arnold leaned a little forward, watching, as the car raced on to its goal.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TROUBLE BREWING Through the winding lanes, between the tall hedges, honeysuckle wreathed and starred with wild roses, out onto the broad main road, Sabatini's great car sped noiselessly on its way back to London.
heads
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From this reading Almost before they realized that they were on their homeward way, the fiery glow of the city was staining the clouds above their heads.
hedges
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homeward
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From this reading Almost before they realized that they were on their homeward way, the fiery glow of the city was staining the clouds above their heads.
honeysuckle
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hot
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From this reading They seemed to pass in a few moments from the cool, perfumed air of the country into the hot, dry atmosphere of the London suburbs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They seemed to pass in a few moments from the cool, perfumed air of the country into the hot, dry atmosphere of the London suburbs.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They seemed to pass in a few moments from the cool, perfumed air of the country into the hot, dry atmosphere of the London suburbs.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading TROUBLE BREWING Through the winding lanes, between the tall hedges, honeysuckle wreathed and starred with wild roses, out onto the broad main road, Sabatini's great car sped noiselessly on its way back to London.
lanes
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From this reading TROUBLE BREWING Through the winding lanes, between the tall hedges, honeysuckle wreathed and starred with wild roses, out onto the broad main road, Sabatini's great car sped noiselessly on its way back to London.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This ride through the darkness seemed to supply the last thrill of excitement to their wonderful day.
leaned
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From this reading Arnold leaned a little forward, watching, as the car raced on to its goal.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arnold leaned a little forward, watching, as the car raced on to its goal.
London
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main
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moments
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From this reading They seemed to pass in a few moments from the cool, perfumed air of the country into the hot, dry atmosphere of the London suburbs.
noiselessly
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From this reading TROUBLE BREWING Through the winding lanes, between the tall hedges, honeysuckle wreathed and starred with wild roses, out onto the broad main road, Sabatini's great car sped noiselessly on its way back to London.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They seemed to pass in a few moments from the cool, perfumed air of the country into the hot, dry atmosphere of the London suburbs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TROUBLE BREWING Through the winding lanes, between the tall hedges, honeysuckle wreathed and starred with wild roses, out onto the broad main road, Sabatini's great car sped noiselessly on its way back to London.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading TROUBLE BREWING Through the winding lanes, between the tall hedges, honeysuckle wreathed and starred with wild roses, out onto the broad main road, Sabatini's great car sped noiselessly on its way back to London.
out
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pass
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From this reading They seemed to pass in a few moments from the cool, perfumed air of the country into the hot, dry atmosphere of the London suburbs.
perfumed
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From this reading They seemed to pass in a few moments from the cool, perfumed air of the country into the hot, dry atmosphere of the London suburbs.
raced
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From this reading Arnold leaned a little forward, watching, as the car raced on to its goal.
realized
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From this reading Almost before they realized that they were on their homeward way, the fiery glow of the city was staining the clouds above their heads.
ride
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From this reading This ride through the darkness seemed to supply the last thrill of excitement to their wonderful day.
road
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roses
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Sabatini's
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to pass in a few moments from the cool, perfumed air of the country into the hot, dry atmosphere of the London suburbs.
sped
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staining
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From this reading Almost before they realized that they were on their homeward way, the fiery glow of the city was staining the clouds above their heads.
starred
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suburbs
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From this reading They seemed to pass in a few moments from the cool, perfumed air of the country into the hot, dry atmosphere of the London suburbs.
supply
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From this reading This ride through the darkness seemed to supply the last thrill of excitement to their wonderful day.
tall
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From this reading TROUBLE BREWING Through the winding lanes, between the tall hedges, honeysuckle wreathed and starred with wild roses, out onto the broad main road, Sabatini's great car sped noiselessly on its way back to London.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Almost before they realized that they were on their homeward way, the fiery glow of the city was staining the clouds above their heads.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TROUBLE BREWING Through the winding lanes, between the tall hedges, honeysuckle wreathed and starred with wild roses, out onto the broad main road, Sabatini's great car sped noiselessly on its way back to London.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Almost before they realized that they were on their homeward way, the fiery glow of the city was staining the clouds above their heads.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed to pass in a few moments from the cool, perfumed air of the country into the hot, dry atmosphere of the London suburbs.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This ride through the darkness seemed to supply the last thrill of excitement to their wonderful day.
thrill
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From this reading This ride through the darkness seemed to supply the last thrill of excitement to their wonderful day.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TROUBLE BREWING Through the winding lanes, between the tall hedges, honeysuckle wreathed and starred with wild roses, out onto the broad main road, Sabatini's great car sped noiselessly on its way back to London.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TROUBLE BREWING Through the winding lanes, between the tall hedges, honeysuckle wreathed and starred with wild roses, out onto the broad main road, Sabatini's great car sped noiselessly on its way back to London.
TROUBLE
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From this reading TROUBLE BREWING Through the winding lanes, between the tall hedges, honeysuckle wreathed and starred with wild roses, out onto the broad main road, Sabatini's great car sped noiselessly on its way back to London.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Almost before they realized that they were on their homeward way, the fiery glow of the city was staining the clouds above their heads.
watching
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From this reading Arnold leaned a little forward, watching, as the car raced on to its goal.
way
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From this reading TROUBLE BREWING Through the winding lanes, between the tall hedges, honeysuckle wreathed and starred with wild roses, out onto the broad main road, Sabatini's great car sped noiselessly on its way back to London.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Almost before they realized that they were on their homeward way, the fiery glow of the city was staining the clouds above their heads.
wild
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From this reading TROUBLE BREWING Through the winding lanes, between the tall hedges, honeysuckle wreathed and starred with wild roses, out onto the broad main road, Sabatini's great car sped noiselessly on its way back to London.
winding
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading TROUBLE BREWING Through the winding lanes, between the tall hedges, honeysuckle wreathed and starred with wild roses, out onto the broad main road, Sabatini's great car sped noiselessly on its way back to London.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This ride through the darkness seemed to supply the last thrill of excitement to their wonderful day.
wreathed
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From this reading TROUBLE BREWING Through the winding lanes, between the tall hedges, honeysuckle wreathed and starred with wild roses, out onto the broad main road, Sabatini's great car sped noiselessly on its way back to London.
