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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 He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
attention
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From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
aware
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From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Behind the man was a girl in a silvery grey robe, whom Graham, even in this confusion, perceived to be beautiful.
beautiful
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From this reading Behind the man was a girl in a silvery grey robe, whom Graham, even in this confusion, perceived to be beautiful.
became
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From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading This man was shouting close to his ear and yet what was said was indistinct because of the tremendous uproar from the great theatre.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the man was a girl in a silvery grey robe, whom Graham, even in this confusion, perceived to be beautiful.
black
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From this reading A tall man in a black robe stood by his shoulder, and pointed to the half open door into the hall.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A tall man in a black robe stood by his shoulder, and pointed to the half open door into the hall.
clear
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From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
close
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From this reading This man was shouting close to his ear and yet what was said was indistinct because of the tremendous uproar from the great theatre.
confusion
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From this reading Behind the man was a girl in a silvery grey robe, whom Graham, even in this confusion, perceived to be beautiful.
dark
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From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
discovered
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From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
door
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From this reading A tall man in a black robe stood by his shoulder, and pointed to the half open door into the hall.
dose
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From this reading He took the dose forthwith, and in a moment he was glowing.
ear
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From this reading This man was shouting close to his ear and yet what was said was indistinct because of the tremendous uproar from the great theatre.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind the man was a girl in a silvery grey robe, whom Graham, even in this confusion, perceived to be beautiful.
fluid
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From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
forthwith
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From this reading He took the dose forthwith, and in a moment he was glowing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This man was shouting close to his ear and yet what was said was indistinct because of the tremendous uproar from the great theatre.
garment
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From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
girl
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From this reading Behind the man was a girl in a silvery grey robe, whom Graham, even in this confusion, perceived to be beautiful.
glass
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From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He took the dose forthwith, and in a moment he was glowing.
Graham
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From this reading Behind the man was a girl in a silvery grey robe, whom Graham, even in this confusion, perceived to be beautiful.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This man was shouting close to his ear and yet what was said was indistinct because of the tremendous uproar from the great theatre.
grey
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From this reading Behind the man was a girl in a silvery grey robe, whom Graham, even in this confusion, perceived to be beautiful.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A tall man in a black robe stood by his shoulder, and pointed to the half open door into the hall.
hall
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From this reading A tall man in a black robe stood by his shoulder, and pointed to the half open door into the hall.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
indistinct
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From this reading This man was shouting close to his ear and yet what was said was indistinct because of the tremendous uproar from the great theatre.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A tall man in a black robe stood by his shoulder, and pointed to the half open door into the hall.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
man
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From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
moment
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From this reading He took the dose forthwith, and in a moment he was glowing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A tall man in a black robe stood by his shoulder, and pointed to the half open door into the hall.
perceived
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From this reading Behind the man was a girl in a silvery grey robe, whom Graham, even in this confusion, perceived to be beautiful.
pointed
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From this reading A tall man in a black robe stood by his shoulder, and pointed to the half open door into the hall.
robe
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From this reading A tall man in a black robe stood by his shoulder, and pointed to the half open door into the hall.
said
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From this reading This man was shouting close to his ear and yet what was said was indistinct because of the tremendous uproar from the great theatre.
shoulder
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From this reading A tall man in a black robe stood by his shoulder, and pointed to the half open door into the hall.
shouting
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From this reading This man was shouting close to his ear and yet what was said was indistinct because of the tremendous uproar from the great theatre.
silvery
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From this reading Behind the man was a girl in a silvery grey robe, whom Graham, even in this confusion, perceived to be beautiful.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A tall man in a black robe stood by his shoulder, and pointed to the half open door into the hall.
tall
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From this reading A tall man in a black robe stood by his shoulder, and pointed to the half open door into the hall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He took the dose forthwith, and in a moment he was glowing.
theatre
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From this reading This man was shouting close to his ear and yet what was said was indistinct because of the tremendous uproar from the great theatre.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A tall man in a black robe stood by his shoulder, and pointed to the half open door into the hall.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took the dose forthwith, and in a moment he was glowing.
tremendous
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From this reading This man was shouting close to his ear and yet what was said was indistinct because of the tremendous uproar from the great theatre.
up
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From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
uproar
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From this reading This man was shouting close to his ear and yet what was said was indistinct because of the tremendous uproar from the great theatre.
urging
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From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This man was shouting close to his ear and yet what was said was indistinct because of the tremendous uproar from the great theatre.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Behind the man was a girl in a silvery grey robe, whom Graham, even in this confusion, perceived to be beautiful.
yellow
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From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading This man was shouting close to his ear and yet what was said was indistinct because of the tremendous uproar from the great theatre.
young
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From this reading He became aware of someone urging a glass of clear fluid upon his attention, looked up and discovered this was a dark young man in a yellow garment.
