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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 I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading AMONG THE PINE TREES This morning I heard noises about the house quite early and heavy footsteps in the drive.
all
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From this reading I guessed it all in a moment; he was going away.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading AMONG THE PINE TREES This morning I heard noises about the house quite early and heavy footsteps in the drive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AMONG THE PINE TREES This morning I heard noises about the house quite early and heavy footsteps in the drive.
any
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From this reading I think that something must have told me what it meant, for my heart sank even before I had any idea of what was going on.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
awake
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From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
away
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From this reading I guessed it all in a moment; he was going away.
bay
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From this reading There were two sailors from Lord Lumley's yacht in the bay, carrying great hampers down from the house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I think that something must have told me what it meant, for my heart sank even before I had any idea of what was going on.
break
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From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
carrying
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From this reading There were two sailors from Lord Lumley's yacht in the bay, carrying great hampers down from the house.
curiosity
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From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
day
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From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
down
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From this reading There were two sailors from Lord Lumley's yacht in the bay, carrying great hampers down from the house.
drive
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From this reading AMONG THE PINE TREES This morning I heard noises about the house quite early and heavy footsteps in the drive.
early
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From this reading AMONG THE PINE TREES This morning I heard noises about the house quite early and heavy footsteps in the drive.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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few
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From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
footsteps
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From this reading AMONG THE PINE TREES This morning I heard noises about the house quite early and heavy footsteps in the drive.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I think that something must have told me what it meant, for my heart sank even before I had any idea of what was going on.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were two sailors from Lord Lumley's yacht in the bay, carrying great hampers down from the house.
going
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From this reading I think that something must have told me what it meant, for my heart sank even before I had any idea of what was going on.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were two sailors from Lord Lumley's yacht in the bay, carrying great hampers down from the house.
guessed
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From this reading I guessed it all in a moment; he was going away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
hampers
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From this reading There were two sailors from Lord Lumley's yacht in the bay, carrying great hampers down from the house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I think that something must have told me what it meant, for my heart sank even before I had any idea of what was going on.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I guessed it all in a moment; he was going away.
heard
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From this reading AMONG THE PINE TREES This morning I heard noises about the house quite early and heavy footsteps in the drive.
heart
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From this reading I think that something must have told me what it meant, for my heart sank even before I had any idea of what was going on.
heavy
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From this reading AMONG THE PINE TREES This morning I heard noises about the house quite early and heavy footsteps in the drive.
house
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From this reading AMONG THE PINE TREES This morning I heard noises about the house quite early and heavy footsteps in the drive.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AMONG THE PINE TREES This morning I heard noises about the house quite early and heavy footsteps in the drive.
idea
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AMONG THE PINE TREES This morning I heard noises about the house quite early and heavy footsteps in the drive.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
Lord
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From this reading There were two sailors from Lord Lumley's yacht in the bay, carrying great hampers down from the house.
Lumley's
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From this reading There were two sailors from Lord Lumley's yacht in the bay, carrying great hampers down from the house.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think that something must have told me what it meant, for my heart sank even before I had any idea of what was going on.
meant
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minutes
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From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
moment
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From this reading I guessed it all in a moment; he was going away.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AMONG THE PINE TREES This morning I heard noises about the house quite early and heavy footsteps in the drive.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I think that something must have told me what it meant, for my heart sank even before I had any idea of what was going on.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I think that something must have told me what it meant, for my heart sank even before I had any idea of what was going on.
noises
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From this reading AMONG THE PINE TREES This morning I heard noises about the house quite early and heavy footsteps in the drive.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I think that something must have told me what it meant, for my heart sank even before I had any idea of what was going on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I think that something must have told me what it meant, for my heart sank even before I had any idea of what was going on.
only
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From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
out
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From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
PINE
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From this reading AMONG THE PINE TREES This morning I heard noises about the house quite early and heavy footsteps in the drive.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AMONG THE PINE TREES This morning I heard noises about the house quite early and heavy footsteps in the drive.
sailors
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From this reading There were two sailors from Lord Lumley's yacht in the bay, carrying great hampers down from the house.
sank
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From this reading I think that something must have told me what it meant, for my heart sank even before I had any idea of what was going on.
sea
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From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
sitting
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From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I think that something must have told me what it meant, for my heart sank even before I had any idea of what was going on.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think that something must have told me what it meant, for my heart sank even before I had any idea of what was going on.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AMONG THE PINE TREES This morning I heard noises about the house quite early and heavy footsteps in the drive.
There
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From this reading There were two sailors from Lord Lumley's yacht in the bay, carrying great hampers down from the house.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think that something must have told me what it meant, for my heart sank even before I had any idea of what was going on.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AMONG THE PINE TREES This morning I heard noises about the house quite early and heavy footsteps in the drive.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think that something must have told me what it meant, for my heart sank even before I had any idea of what was going on.
TREES
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From this reading AMONG THE PINE TREES This morning I heard noises about the house quite early and heavy footsteps in the drive.
two
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From this reading There were two sailors from Lord Lumley's yacht in the bay, carrying great hampers down from the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
watching
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From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two sailors from Lord Lumley's yacht in the bay, carrying great hampers down from the house.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I think that something must have told me what it meant, for my heart sank even before I had any idea of what was going on.
window
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From this reading I was awake--it was only a few minutes since I had been sitting at the window watching the day break over the sea, and I had the curiosity to look out.
yacht
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From this reading There were two sailors from Lord Lumley's yacht in the bay, carrying great hampers down from the house.
