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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 CONCERNS A PRETTY STRANGER.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again the round-faced cable engineer pulled over the double-throw switch, examined the tiny point of light upon the gauge, and registered its exact position.
airman
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From this reading The naval airman and the German were left alone.
all
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The naval airman and the German were left alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
Atherton
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
bade
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
cable
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From this reading Again the round-faced cable engineer pulled over the double-throw switch, examined the tiny point of light upon the gauge, and registered its exact position.
CONCERNS
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From this reading CONCERNS A PRETTY STRANGER.
declared
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
double-throw
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From this reading Again the round-faced cable engineer pulled over the double-throw switch, examined the tiny point of light upon the gauge, and registered its exact position.
engineer
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From this reading Again the round-faced cable engineer pulled over the double-throw switch, examined the tiny point of light upon the gauge, and registered its exact position.
England
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Again the round-faced cable engineer pulled over the double-throw switch, examined the tiny point of light upon the gauge, and registered its exact position.
examined
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From this reading Again the round-faced cable engineer pulled over the double-throw switch, examined the tiny point of light upon the gauge, and registered its exact position.
farewell
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
flannels
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From this reading A short, puffy, red-faced man in grey flannels went past.
Francis
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
friend
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
gauge
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From this reading Again the round-faced cable engineer pulled over the double-throw switch, examined the tiny point of light upon the gauge, and registered its exact position.
German
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
Goring
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
grey
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From this reading A short, puffy, red-faced man in grey flannels went past.
hasty
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
Hubert
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
hurried
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A short, puffy, red-faced man in grey flannels went past.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Again the round-faced cable engineer pulled over the double-throw switch, examined the tiny point of light upon the gauge, and registered its exact position.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The naval airman and the German were left alone.
light
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From this reading Again the round-faced cable engineer pulled over the double-throw switch, examined the tiny point of light upon the gauge, and registered its exact position.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
man
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From this reading A short, puffy, red-faced man in grey flannels went past.
naval
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
out
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Again the round-faced cable engineer pulled over the double-throw switch, examined the tiny point of light upon the gauge, and registered its exact position.
Overstrand
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
past
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From this reading A short, puffy, red-faced man in grey flannels went past.
place
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Again the round-faced cable engineer pulled over the double-throw switch, examined the tiny point of light upon the gauge, and registered its exact position.
position
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From this reading Again the round-faced cable engineer pulled over the double-throw switch, examined the tiny point of light upon the gauge, and registered its exact position.
PRETTY
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From this reading CONCERNS A PRETTY STRANGER.
puffy
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From this reading A short, puffy, red-faced man in grey flannels went past.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again the round-faced cable engineer pulled over the double-throw switch, examined the tiny point of light upon the gauge, and registered its exact position.
recognising
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
red-faced
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From this reading A short, puffy, red-faced man in grey flannels went past.
registered
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From this reading Again the round-faced cable engineer pulled over the double-throw switch, examined the tiny point of light upon the gauge, and registered its exact position.
richest
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
round-faced
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From this reading Again the round-faced cable engineer pulled over the double-throw switch, examined the tiny point of light upon the gauge, and registered its exact position.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading A short, puffy, red-faced man in grey flannels went past.
Sir
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
STRANGER
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From this reading CONCERNS A PRETTY STRANGER.
switch
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From this reading Again the round-faced cable engineer pulled over the double-throw switch, examined the tiny point of light upon the gauge, and registered its exact position.
thanks
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
tiny
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From this reading Again the round-faced cable engineer pulled over the double-throw switch, examined the tiny point of light upon the gauge, and registered its exact position.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Again the round-faced cable engineer pulled over the double-throw switch, examined the tiny point of light upon the gauge, and registered its exact position.
village
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A short, puffy, red-faced man in grey flannels went past.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The naval airman and the German were left alone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
word
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From this reading It was Sir Hubert Atherton, of Overstrand--that little place declared to be the richest village in all England--and Francis Goring, recognising him, bade a hurried farewell to his naval friend, and with a hasty word of thanks to the German, went out.
