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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 It was short but tender--anxious about his comfort and well-being in a strange hotel 'when I am not there to take care of you.'
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Tony's he put for the moment aside; the one from Lettice was all he cared about, quite forgetting he had promised to tear it up unread.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He slept through the hot hours of the afternoon.
all
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From this reading Tony's he put for the moment aside; the one from Lettice was all he cared about, quite forgetting he had promised to tear it up unread.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading In the cool of the evening, as he strolled along the river bank, he read the few lines Lettice had written to him at Assouan.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It was short but tender--anxious about his comfort and well-being in a strange hotel 'when I am not there to take care of you.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was short but tender--anxious about his comfort and well-being in a strange hotel 'when I am not there to take care of you.'
anxious
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From this reading It was short but tender--anxious about his comfort and well-being in a strange hotel 'when I am not there to take care of you.'
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the cool of the evening, as he strolled along the river bank, he read the few lines Lettice had written to him at Assouan.
aside
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From this reading Tony's he put for the moment aside; the one from Lettice was all he cared about, quite forgetting he had promised to tear it up unread.
Assouan
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From this reading In the cool of the evening, as he strolled along the river bank, he read the few lines Lettice had written to him at Assouan.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the cool of the evening, as he strolled along the river bank, he read the few lines Lettice had written to him at Assouan.
bank
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From this reading In the cool of the evening, as he strolled along the river bank, he read the few lines Lettice had written to him at Assouan.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was short but tender--anxious about his comfort and well-being in a strange hotel 'when I am not there to take care of you.'
care
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From this reading It was short but tender--anxious about his comfort and well-being in a strange hotel 'when I am not there to take care of you.'
cared
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From this reading Tony's he put for the moment aside; the one from Lettice was all he cared about, quite forgetting he had promised to tear it up unread.
comfort
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From this reading It was short but tender--anxious about his comfort and well-being in a strange hotel 'when I am not there to take care of you.'
cool
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From this reading In the cool of the evening, as he strolled along the river bank, he read the few lines Lettice had written to him at Assouan.
evening
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From this reading In the cool of the evening, as he strolled along the river bank, he read the few lines Lettice had written to him at Assouan.
few
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From this reading In the cool of the evening, as he strolled along the river bank, he read the few lines Lettice had written to him at Assouan.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the porter had handed him half-a-dozen letters as he left the hotel.
forgetting
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From this reading Tony's he put for the moment aside; the one from Lettice was all he cared about, quite forgetting he had promised to tear it up unread.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tony's he put for the moment aside; the one from Lettice was all he cared about, quite forgetting he had promised to tear it up unread.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the cool of the evening, as he strolled along the river bank, he read the few lines Lettice had written to him at Assouan.
half-a-dozen
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From this reading For the porter had handed him half-a-dozen letters as he left the hotel.
handed
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From this reading For the porter had handed him half-a-dozen letters as he left the hotel.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He slept through the hot hours of the afternoon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the cool of the evening, as he strolled along the river bank, he read the few lines Lettice had written to him at Assouan.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was short but tender--anxious about his comfort and well-being in a strange hotel 'when I am not there to take care of you.'
hot
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From this reading He slept through the hot hours of the afternoon.
hotel
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From this reading For the porter had handed him half-a-dozen letters as he left the hotel.
hours
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From this reading He slept through the hot hours of the afternoon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was short but tender--anxious about his comfort and well-being in a strange hotel 'when I am not there to take care of you.'
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the cool of the evening, as he strolled along the river bank, he read the few lines Lettice had written to him at Assouan.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tony's he put for the moment aside; the one from Lettice was all he cared about, quite forgetting he had promised to tear it up unread.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the porter had handed him half-a-dozen letters as he left the hotel.
letters
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From this reading For the porter had handed him half-a-dozen letters as he left the hotel.
Lettice
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From this reading In the cool of the evening, as he strolled along the river bank, he read the few lines Lettice had written to him at Assouan.
lines
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From this reading In the cool of the evening, as he strolled along the river bank, he read the few lines Lettice had written to him at Assouan.
moment
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From this reading Tony's he put for the moment aside; the one from Lettice was all he cared about, quite forgetting he had promised to tear it up unread.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was short but tender--anxious about his comfort and well-being in a strange hotel 'when I am not there to take care of you.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He slept through the hot hours of the afternoon.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tony's he put for the moment aside; the one from Lettice was all he cared about, quite forgetting he had promised to tear it up unread.
porter
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From this reading For the porter had handed him half-a-dozen letters as he left the hotel.
promised
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From this reading Tony's he put for the moment aside; the one from Lettice was all he cared about, quite forgetting he had promised to tear it up unread.
put
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From this reading Tony's he put for the moment aside; the one from Lettice was all he cared about, quite forgetting he had promised to tear it up unread.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tony's he put for the moment aside; the one from Lettice was all he cared about, quite forgetting he had promised to tear it up unread.
read
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From this reading In the cool of the evening, as he strolled along the river bank, he read the few lines Lettice had written to him at Assouan.
river
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From this reading In the cool of the evening, as he strolled along the river bank, he read the few lines Lettice had written to him at Assouan.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading It was short but tender--anxious about his comfort and well-being in a strange hotel 'when I am not there to take care of you.'
slept
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From this reading He slept through the hot hours of the afternoon.
strange
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From this reading It was short but tender--anxious about his comfort and well-being in a strange hotel 'when I am not there to take care of you.'
strolled
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From this reading In the cool of the evening, as he strolled along the river bank, he read the few lines Lettice had written to him at Assouan.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was short but tender--anxious about his comfort and well-being in a strange hotel 'when I am not there to take care of you.'
tear
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From this reading Tony's he put for the moment aside; the one from Lettice was all he cared about, quite forgetting he had promised to tear it up unread.
tender
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From this reading It was short but tender--anxious about his comfort and well-being in a strange hotel 'when I am not there to take care of you.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He slept through the hot hours of the afternoon.
there
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From this reading It was short but tender--anxious about his comfort and well-being in a strange hotel 'when I am not there to take care of you.'
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He slept through the hot hours of the afternoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the cool of the evening, as he strolled along the river bank, he read the few lines Lettice had written to him at Assouan.
Tony's
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From this reading Tony's he put for the moment aside; the one from Lettice was all he cared about, quite forgetting he had promised to tear it up unread.
unread
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From this reading Tony's he put for the moment aside; the one from Lettice was all he cared about, quite forgetting he had promised to tear it up unread.
up
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From this reading Tony's he put for the moment aside; the one from Lettice was all he cared about, quite forgetting he had promised to tear it up unread.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tony's he put for the moment aside; the one from Lettice was all he cared about, quite forgetting he had promised to tear it up unread.
well-being
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From this reading It was short but tender--anxious about his comfort and well-being in a strange hotel 'when I am not there to take care of you.'
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was short but tender--anxious about his comfort and well-being in a strange hotel 'when I am not there to take care of you.'
written
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From this reading In the cool of the evening, as he strolled along the river bank, he read the few lines Lettice had written to him at Assouan.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was short but tender--anxious about his comfort and well-being in a strange hotel 'when I am not there to take care of you.'
