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9.35
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From this reading Time, 9.35, one hot evening towards the end of summer.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There was surely complete evidence before the house that the two ragamuffins particularised above were unpopular.
All
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From this reading SCENE.--The bar of the Hotel of All Nations, Thursday Island.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
apart
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
atmosphere
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
AUTHOR
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From this reading BY GUY BOOTHBY AUTHOR OF ON THE WALLABY, ETC.
babel
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
bar
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From this reading SCENE.--The bar of the Hotel of All Nations, Thursday Island.
beach
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was surely complete evidence before the house that the two ragamuffins particularised above were unpopular.
BOOTHBY
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From this reading BY GUY BOOTHBY AUTHOR OF ON THE WALLABY, ETC.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY GUY BOOTHBY AUTHOR OF ON THE WALLABY, ETC.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was surely complete evidence before the house that the two ragamuffins particularised above were unpopular.
contains
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
counter
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
doors
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
end
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From this reading Time, 9.35, one hot evening towards the end of summer.
ETC
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From this reading BY GUY BOOTHBY AUTHOR OF ON THE WALLABY, ETC.
evening
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From this reading Time, 9.35, one hot evening towards the end of summer.
evidence
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From this reading There was surely complete evidence before the house that the two ragamuffins particularised above were unpopular.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
furnace
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
GUY
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From this reading BY GUY BOOTHBY AUTHOR OF ON THE WALLABY, ETC.
hot
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From this reading Time, 9.35, one hot evening towards the end of summer.
Hotel
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From this reading SCENE.--The bar of the Hotel of All Nations, Thursday Island.
house
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From this reading There was surely complete evidence before the house that the two ragamuffins particularised above were unpopular.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
Island
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From this reading SCENE.--The bar of the Hotel of All Nations, Thursday Island.
like
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
lolling
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
men
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
Nations
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From this reading SCENE.--The bar of the Hotel of All Nations, Thursday Island.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY GUY BOOTHBY AUTHOR OF ON THE WALLABY, ETC.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BY GUY BOOTHBY AUTHOR OF ON THE WALLABY, ETC.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Time, 9.35, one hot evening towards the end of summer.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
particularised
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From this reading There was surely complete evidence before the house that the two ragamuffins particularised above were unpopular.
ragamuffins
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From this reading There was surely complete evidence before the house that the two ragamuffins particularised above were unpopular.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
room
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
SCENE
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From this reading SCENE.--The bar of the Hotel of All Nations, Thursday Island.
Sheol
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
stages
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
summer
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From this reading Time, 9.35, one hot evening towards the end of summer.
surely
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From this reading There was surely complete evidence before the house that the two ragamuffins particularised above were unpopular.
surf
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
tatterdemalions
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was surely complete evidence before the house that the two ragamuffins particularised above were unpopular.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY GUY BOOTHBY AUTHOR OF ON THE WALLABY, ETC.
There
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From this reading There was surely complete evidence before the house that the two ragamuffins particularised above were unpopular.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
Thursday
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From this reading SCENE.--The bar of the Hotel of All Nations, Thursday Island.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time, 9.35, one hot evening towards the end of summer.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Time, 9.35, one hot evening towards the end of summer.
twenty
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
two
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
undress
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
unpopular
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From this reading There was surely complete evidence before the house that the two ragamuffins particularised above were unpopular.
various
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
voices
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From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
WALLABY
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From this reading BY GUY BOOTHBY AUTHOR OF ON THE WALLABY, ETC.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was surely complete evidence before the house that the two ragamuffins particularised above were unpopular.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was surely complete evidence before the house that the two ragamuffins particularised above were unpopular.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The room contains about twenty men, in various stages of undress; an atmosphere like the furnace doors of Sheol; two tatterdemalions lolling, apart from the rest, at the end of a long counter; a babel of voices, with the thunder of the surf, on the beach outside, over all.
