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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 supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
abandoned
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From this reading His donkey had gone lame, he abandoned it to the boys behind, he climbed in to drive with Lettice.
actor
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From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
boys
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From this reading His donkey had gone lame, he abandoned it to the boys behind, he climbed in to drive with Lettice.
broke
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From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
climbed
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From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
comedy
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From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
commonplace
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From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
daily
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From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
disclosure
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From this reading Explicit disclosure lay in the trifling matter.
donkey
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From this reading His donkey had gone lame, he abandoned it to the boys behind, he climbed in to drive with Lettice.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading One incident, however,--trivial, yet pregnant with significant revelation,--remained vividly outside the dream.
drive
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From this reading His donkey had gone lame, he abandoned it to the boys behind, he climbed in to drive with Lettice.
Explicit
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From this reading Explicit disclosure lay in the trifling matter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
forgot
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From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
ghastly
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From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
gloves
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From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
gone
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From this reading His donkey had gone lame, he abandoned it to the boys behind, he climbed in to drive with Lettice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His donkey had gone lame, he abandoned it to the boys behind, he climbed in to drive with Lettice.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading One incident, however,--trivial, yet pregnant with significant revelation,--remained vividly outside the dream.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Explicit disclosure lay in the trifling matter.
incident
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From this reading One incident, however,--trivial, yet pregnant with significant revelation,--remained vividly outside the dream.
instant
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From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
involved
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From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
lame
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From this reading His donkey had gone lame, he abandoned it to the boys behind, he climbed in to drive with Lettice.
lay
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From this reading Explicit disclosure lay in the trifling matter.
Lettice
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From this reading His donkey had gone lame, he abandoned it to the boys behind, he climbed in to drive with Lettice.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
ludicrous
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From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
masquerade
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From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
matter
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From this reading Explicit disclosure lay in the trifling matter.
merged
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From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
new
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From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One incident, however,--trivial, yet pregnant with significant revelation,--remained vividly outside the dream.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One incident, however,--trivial, yet pregnant with significant revelation,--remained vividly outside the dream.
painful
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From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
Play
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From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
pregnant
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From this reading One incident, however,--trivial, yet pregnant with significant revelation,--remained vividly outside the dream.
put
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From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
rather
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From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
reality
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From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
reins
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From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One incident, however,--trivial, yet pregnant with significant revelation,--remained vividly outside the dream.
revelation
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From this reading One incident, however,--trivial, yet pregnant with significant revelation,--remained vividly outside the dream.
role
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From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
sand-cart
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From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
significant
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From this reading One incident, however,--trivial, yet pregnant with significant revelation,--remained vividly outside the dream.
smart
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From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
supplied
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From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One incident, however,--trivial, yet pregnant with significant revelation,--remained vividly outside the dream.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His donkey had gone lame, he abandoned it to the boys behind, he climbed in to drive with Lettice.
Tony
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From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
touch
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From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
trifling
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From this reading Explicit disclosure lay in the trifling matter.
tripped
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From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
trivial
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From this reading One incident, however,--trivial, yet pregnant with significant revelation,--remained vividly outside the dream.
up
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From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
vividly
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From this reading One incident, however,--trivial, yet pregnant with significant revelation,--remained vividly outside the dream.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Play behind broke through, as it were; an actor forgot his role, and involved another actor; for an instant the masquerade tripped up, and merged with the commonplace reality of daily life.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One incident, however,--trivial, yet pregnant with significant revelation,--remained vividly outside the dream.
yellow
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From this reading They supplied a touch of comedy, but of rather ghastly comedy, ludicrous and at the same time painful--those smart, new yellow gloves that Tony put on when he climbed into the sand-cart and took the reins.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading One incident, however,--trivial, yet pregnant with significant revelation,--remained vividly outside the dream.
