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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 Not a tent was visible on the square, not a huckster's stand.
acrobat
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From this reading There was not even the mast for the high dive, nor the reservoir that broke the fall of the leaping acrobat.
almost
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From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
amaze
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From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Not a spieler's horn could be heard, nor an echo of the brazen melodies of the band; the wooden horses of the merry-go-round seemed to have galloped away in the night.
august
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From this reading The great circumference of the Ferris Wheel no longer vexed with its incongruous periphery the august mountain scene which it had framed.
away
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From this reading Not a spieler's horn could be heard, nor an echo of the brazen melodies of the band; the wooden horses of the merry-go-round seemed to have galloped away in the night.
band
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From this reading Not a spieler's horn could be heard, nor an echo of the brazen melodies of the band; the wooden horses of the merry-go-round seemed to have galloped away in the night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not a spieler's horn could be heard, nor an echo of the brazen melodies of the band; the wooden horses of the merry-go-round seemed to have galloped away in the night.
bed
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From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
blue
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From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
brazen
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From this reading Not a spieler's horn could be heard, nor an echo of the brazen melodies of the band; the wooden horses of the merry-go-round seemed to have galloped away in the night.
broke
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From this reading There was not even the mast for the high dive, nor the reservoir that broke the fall of the leaping acrobat.
cabinet
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From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
circumference
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From this reading The great circumference of the Ferris Wheel no longer vexed with its incongruous periphery the august mountain scene which it had framed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not a spieler's horn could be heard, nor an echo of the brazen melodies of the band; the wooden horses of the merry-go-round seemed to have galloped away in the night.
dive
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From this reading There was not even the mast for the high dive, nor the reservoir that broke the fall of the leaping acrobat.
early
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From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
echo
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From this reading Not a spieler's horn could be heard, nor an echo of the brazen melodies of the band; the wooden horses of the merry-go-round seemed to have galloped away in the night.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not even the mast for the high dive, nor the reservoir that broke the fall of the leaping acrobat.
fall
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From this reading There was not even the mast for the high dive, nor the reservoir that broke the fall of the leaping acrobat.
Ferris
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From this reading The great circumference of the Ferris Wheel no longer vexed with its incongruous periphery the august mountain scene which it had framed.
folding
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From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was not even the mast for the high dive, nor the reservoir that broke the fall of the leaping acrobat.
forth
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From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
framed
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From this reading The great circumference of the Ferris Wheel no longer vexed with its incongruous periphery the august mountain scene which it had framed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
galloped
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From this reading Not a spieler's horn could be heard, nor an echo of the brazen melodies of the band; the wooden horses of the merry-go-round seemed to have galloped away in the night.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great circumference of the Ferris Wheel no longer vexed with its incongruous periphery the august mountain scene which it had framed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not a spieler's horn could be heard, nor an echo of the brazen melodies of the band; the wooden horses of the merry-go-round seemed to have galloped away in the night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
heard
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From this reading Not a spieler's horn could be heard, nor an echo of the brazen melodies of the band; the wooden horses of the merry-go-round seemed to have galloped away in the night.
high
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From this reading There was not even the mast for the high dive, nor the reservoir that broke the fall of the leaping acrobat.
horn
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From this reading Not a spieler's horn could be heard, nor an echo of the brazen melodies of the band; the wooden horses of the merry-go-round seemed to have galloped away in the night.
horses
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From this reading Not a spieler's horn could be heard, nor an echo of the brazen melodies of the band; the wooden horses of the merry-go-round seemed to have galloped away in the night.
huckster's
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From this reading Not a tent was visible on the square, not a huckster's stand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
incongruous
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From this reading The great circumference of the Ferris Wheel no longer vexed with its incongruous periphery the august mountain scene which it had framed.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The great circumference of the Ferris Wheel no longer vexed with its incongruous periphery the august mountain scene which it had framed.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The great circumference of the Ferris Wheel no longer vexed with its incongruous periphery the august mountain scene which it had framed.
Jardine
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From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
leapingnounUS /ˈleaping/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was not even the mast for the high dive, nor the reservoir that broke the fall of the leaping acrobat.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
longer
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From this reading The great circumference of the Ferris Wheel no longer vexed with its incongruous periphery the august mountain scene which it had framed.
mast
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From this reading There was not even the mast for the high dive, nor the reservoir that broke the fall of the leaping acrobat.
melodies
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From this reading Not a spieler's horn could be heard, nor an echo of the brazen melodies of the band; the wooden horses of the merry-go-round seemed to have galloped away in the night.
merry-go-round
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From this reading Not a spieler's horn could be heard, nor an echo of the brazen melodies of the band; the wooden horses of the merry-go-round seemed to have galloped away in the night.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
mountain
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From this reading The great circumference of the Ferris Wheel no longer vexed with its incongruous periphery the august mountain scene which it had framed.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
night
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From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The great circumference of the Ferris Wheel no longer vexed with its incongruous periphery the august mountain scene which it had framed.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Not a spieler's horn could be heard, nor an echo of the brazen melodies of the band; the wooden horses of the merry-go-round seemed to have galloped away in the night.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a tent was visible on the square, not a huckster's stand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The great circumference of the Ferris Wheel no longer vexed with its incongruous periphery the august mountain scene which it had framed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
paused
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From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
periphery
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From this reading The great circumference of the Ferris Wheel no longer vexed with its incongruous periphery the august mountain scene which it had framed.
reception
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From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
reservoir
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From this reading There was not even the mast for the high dive, nor the reservoir that broke the fall of the leaping acrobat.
room
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From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
scene
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From this reading The great circumference of the Ferris Wheel no longer vexed with its incongruous periphery the august mountain scene which it had framed.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a spieler's horn could be heard, nor an echo of the brazen melodies of the band; the wooden horses of the merry-go-round seemed to have galloped away in the night.
sleepless
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From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
spieler's
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From this reading Not a spieler's horn could be heard, nor an echo of the brazen melodies of the band; the wooden horses of the merry-go-round seemed to have galloped away in the night.
square
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From this reading Not a tent was visible on the square, not a huckster's stand.
stand
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From this reading Not a tent was visible on the square, not a huckster's stand.
staring
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From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
stultified
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From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
tent
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From this reading Not a tent was visible on the square, not a huckster's stand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was not even the mast for the high dive, nor the reservoir that broke the fall of the leaping acrobat.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
There
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From this reading There was not even the mast for the high dive, nor the reservoir that broke the fall of the leaping acrobat.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not a spieler's horn could be heard, nor an echo of the brazen melodies of the band; the wooden horses of the merry-go-round seemed to have galloped away in the night.
tossed
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From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
verandah
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From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
vexed
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From this reading The great circumference of the Ferris Wheel no longer vexed with its incongruous periphery the august mountain scene which it had framed.
visible
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From this reading Not a tent was visible on the square, not a huckster's stand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not a tent was visible on the square, not a huckster's stand.
Wheel
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From this reading The great circumference of the Ferris Wheel no longer vexed with its incongruous periphery the august mountain scene which it had framed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The next morning when Jardine issued early forth from the little blue reception room, where he had tossed sleepless almost throughout the night on the folding cabinet bed, he paused on the verandah, staring in stultified amaze.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The great circumference of the Ferris Wheel no longer vexed with its incongruous periphery the august mountain scene which it had framed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The great circumference of the Ferris Wheel no longer vexed with its incongruous periphery the august mountain scene which it had framed.
wooden
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From this reading Not a spieler's horn could be heard, nor an echo of the brazen melodies of the band; the wooden horses of the merry-go-round seemed to have galloped away in the night.
