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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 DREXLEY FORESEES DANGER It was house-dinner night at the club, and there was a larger gathering even than usual.
almost
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From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DREXLEY FORESEES DANGER It was house-dinner night at the club, and there was a larger gathering even than usual.
articles
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From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DREXLEY FORESEES DANGER It was house-dinner night at the club, and there was a larger gathering even than usual.
back
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From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
buffeted
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From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
capital
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From this reading Douglas was there, light-hearted and in capital spirits, taking his first holiday for a week.
closing
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From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
club
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From this reading DREXLEY FORESEES DANGER It was house-dinner night at the club, and there was a larger gathering even than usual.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
Courier
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From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
DANGER
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From this reading DREXLEY FORESEES DANGER It was house-dinner night at the club, and there was a larger gathering even than usual.
Douglas
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From this reading Douglas was there, light-hearted and in capital spirits, taking his first holiday for a week.
DREXLEY
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From this reading DREXLEY FORESEES DANGER It was house-dinner night at the club, and there was a larger gathering even than usual.
enough
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From this reading Things were going well enough with him now.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DREXLEY FORESEES DANGER It was house-dinner night at the club, and there was a larger gathering even than usual.
felt
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From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
few
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From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
finished
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From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Douglas was there, light-hearted and in capital spirits, taking his first holiday for a week.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Douglas was there, light-hearted and in capital spirits, taking his first holiday for a week.
FORESEES
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From this reading DREXLEY FORESEES DANGER It was house-dinner night at the club, and there was a larger gathering even than usual.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
gathering
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From this reading DREXLEY FORESEES DANGER It was house-dinner night at the club, and there was a larger gathering even than usual.
going
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From this reading Things were going well enough with him now.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
harbour
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From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
head
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From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Things were going well enough with him now.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Douglas was there, light-hearted and in capital spirits, taking his first holiday for a week.
holiday
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From this reading Douglas was there, light-hearted and in capital spirits, taking his first holiday for a week.
house-dinner
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From this reading DREXLEY FORESEES DANGER It was house-dinner night at the club, and there was a larger gathering even than usual.
how
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From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Douglas was there, light-hearted and in capital spirits, taking his first holiday for a week.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DREXLEY FORESEES DANGER It was house-dinner night at the club, and there was a larger gathering even than usual.
larger
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From this reading DREXLEY FORESEES DANGER It was house-dinner night at the club, and there was a larger gathering even than usual.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
light-hearted
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From this reading Douglas was there, light-hearted and in capital spirits, taking his first holiday for a week.
like
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From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
man
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From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
near
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From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
nearly
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From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
night
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From this reading DREXLEY FORESEES DANGER It was house-dinner night at the club, and there was a larger gathering even than usual.
novel
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From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
now
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From this reading Things were going well enough with him now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
patted
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From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
raised
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From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
Rawlinson
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From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
rough
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From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
salary
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From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
shelter
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From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
smooth
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From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
special
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From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
spirits
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From this reading Douglas was there, light-hearted and in capital spirits, taking his first holiday for a week.
taking
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From this reading Douglas was there, light-hearted and in capital spirits, taking his first holiday for a week.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading DREXLEY FORESEES DANGER It was house-dinner night at the club, and there was a larger gathering even than usual.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DREXLEY FORESEES DANGER It was house-dinner night at the club, and there was a larger gathering even than usual.
there
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From this reading DREXLEY FORESEES DANGER It was house-dinner night at the club, and there was a larger gathering even than usual.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
Things
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From this reading Things were going well enough with him now.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
usual
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From this reading DREXLEY FORESEES DANGER It was house-dinner night at the club, and there was a larger gathering even than usual.
visit
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From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DREXLEY FORESEES DANGER It was house-dinner night at the club, and there was a larger gathering even than usual.
waters
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From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
way
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From this reading He felt like a man who had buffeted his way through the rough waters into the smooth shelter of the harbour--already he had almost forgotten how near they had come to closing over his head.
week
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From this reading Douglas was there, light-hearted and in capital spirits, taking his first holiday for a week.
well
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From this reading Things were going well enough with him now.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Things were going well enough with him now.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Things were going well enough with him now.
written
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From this reading His novel was nearly finished, and the last few articles he had written for the Courier had brought a special visit from Rawlinson, who had patted him on the back and raised his salary.
