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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 He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
accordingly
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
Arab
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From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was ideal as a dream.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
bathed
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
beforehand
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From this reading He had meant to go first to his hotel, but Lettice willed otherwise, everything thought out beforehand in her loving way.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Breakfast was laid in the shady garden just beyond.
Breakfast
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From this reading Breakfast was laid in the shady garden just beyond.
Brown
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had meant to go first to his hotel, but Lettice willed otherwise, everything thought out beforehand in her loving way.
changed
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
delight
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From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It was ideal as a dream.
drove
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
eight
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From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He had meant to go first to his hotel, but Lettice willed otherwise, everything thought out beforehand in her loving way.
familiar
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had meant to go first to his hotel, but Lettice willed otherwise, everything thought out beforehand in her loving way.
Flat
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
garden
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From this reading Breakfast was laid in the shady garden just beyond.
go
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From this reading He had meant to go first to his hotel, but Lettice willed otherwise, everything thought out beforehand in her loving way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had meant to go first to his hotel, but Lettice willed otherwise, everything thought out beforehand in her loving way.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had meant to go first to his hotel, but Lettice willed otherwise, everything thought out beforehand in her loving way.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had meant to go first to his hotel, but Lettice willed otherwise, everything thought out beforehand in her loving way.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
home
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
hotel
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From this reading He had meant to go first to his hotel, but Lettice willed otherwise, everything thought out beforehand in her loving way.
house
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
hundred
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
ideal
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From this reading It was ideal as a dream.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
invitation
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From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was ideal as a dream.
joy
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
just
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From this reading Breakfast was laid in the shady garden just beyond.
Karnak
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
keen
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From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
laid
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From this reading Breakfast was laid in the shady garden just beyond.
Lettice
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From this reading He had meant to go first to his hotel, but Lettice willed otherwise, everything thought out beforehand in her loving way.
loving
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From this reading He had meant to go first to his hotel, but Lettice willed otherwise, everything thought out beforehand in her loving way.
Luxor
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From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
meant
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From this reading He had meant to go first to his hotel, but Lettice willed otherwise, everything thought out beforehand in her loving way.
met
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From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
nine
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
o'clock
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From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
otherwise
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From this reading He had meant to go first to his hotel, but Lettice willed otherwise, everything thought out beforehand in her loving way.
out
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From this reading He had meant to go first to his hotel, but Lettice willed otherwise, everything thought out beforehand in her loving way.
outskirts
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
reaching
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From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
recognised
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
room
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
servant
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From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
shady
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From this reading Breakfast was laid in the shady garden just beyond.
supreme
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had meant to go first to his hotel, but Lettice willed otherwise, everything thought out beforehand in her loving way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
touches
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
town
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
transplanted
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
unexpected
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From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
verandah
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
waiting
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From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Breakfast was laid in the shady garden just beyond.
way
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From this reading He had meant to go first to his hotel, but Lettice willed otherwise, everything thought out beforehand in her loving way.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He drove accordingly to her house on the outskirts of the town towards Karnak, changed and bathed in a room where he recognised with supreme joy a hundred familiar touches that seemed transplanted from the Brown Flat at home--and found her at nine o'clock waiting for him on the verandah.
willed
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From this reading He had meant to go first to his hotel, but Lettice willed otherwise, everything thought out beforehand in her loving way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On reaching Luxor at eight o'clock in the morning, to his keen delight an Arab servant met him with an unexpected invitation.
