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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 SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Evans conducted their evening service, and the attentive ring of brown men and women round the platform of the house hummed the tunes gaily, echoed the white "Amen" with the gusto of children after a long sermon, and dispersed like big bumble-bees to their homes.
Amen
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She got up at last and slipped on a dressing-gown, and went out and sat on the platform.
attentive
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was the first time she and Kenneth had been separated, since their marriage, and she felt as lonely as the circumstances demanded.
big
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brown
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bumble-bees
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children
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circumstances
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From this reading It was the first time she and Kenneth had been separated, since their marriage, and she felt as lonely as the circumstances demanded.
community
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From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
completed
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conducted
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jean could not sleep that night.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
demanded
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From this reading It was the first time she and Kenneth had been separated, since their marriage, and she felt as lonely as the circumstances demanded.
dispersed
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down
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dressing-gown
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dropped
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due
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echoed
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Evans
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evening
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explosive
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From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
fell
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felt
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From this reading It was the first time she and Kenneth had been separated, since their marriage, and she felt as lonely as the circumstances demanded.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first time she and Kenneth had been separated, since their marriage, and she felt as lonely as the circumstances demanded.
gaily
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From this reading Evans conducted their evening service, and the attentive ring of brown men and women round the platform of the house hummed the tunes gaily, echoed the white "Amen" with the gusto of children after a long sermon, and dispersed like big bumble-bees to their homes.
got
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From this reading She got up at last and slipped on a dressing-gown, and went out and sat on the platform.
gusto
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From this reading Evans conducted their evening service, and the attentive ring of brown men and women round the platform of the house hummed the tunes gaily, echoed the white "Amen" with the gusto of children after a long sermon, and dispersed like big bumble-bees to their homes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the first time she and Kenneth had been separated, since their marriage, and she felt as lonely as the circumstances demanded.
hiss
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From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
homes
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house
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From this reading Evans conducted their evening service, and the attentive ring of brown men and women round the platform of the house hummed the tunes gaily, echoed the white "Amen" with the gusto of children after a long sermon, and dispersed like big bumble-bees to their homes.
hummed
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From this reading Evans conducted their evening service, and the attentive ring of brown men and women round the platform of the house hummed the tunes gaily, echoed the white "Amen" with the gusto of children after a long sermon, and dispersed like big bumble-bees to their homes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
inevitable
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first time she and Kenneth had been separated, since their marriage, and she felt as lonely as the circumstances demanded.
Jean
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From this reading Jean could not sleep that night.
Kenneth
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From this reading It was the first time she and Kenneth had been separated, since their marriage, and she felt as lonely as the circumstances demanded.
ladies
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From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
lagoon
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From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She got up at last and slipped on a dressing-gown, and went out and sat on the platform.
laundry
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From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
like
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From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
lonely
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From this reading It was the first time she and Kenneth had been separated, since their marriage, and she felt as lonely as the circumstances demanded.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Evans conducted their evening service, and the attentive ring of brown men and women round the platform of the house hummed the tunes gaily, echoed the white "Amen" with the gusto of children after a long sermon, and dispersed like big bumble-bees to their homes.
marriage
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From this reading It was the first time she and Kenneth had been separated, since their marriage, and she felt as lonely as the circumstances demanded.
men
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From this reading Evans conducted their evening service, and the attentive ring of brown men and women round the platform of the house hummed the tunes gaily, echoed the white "Amen" with the gusto of children after a long sermon, and dispersed like big bumble-bees to their homes.
Nai
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From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
night
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jean could not sleep that night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Evans conducted their evening service, and the attentive ring of brown men and women round the platform of the house hummed the tunes gaily, echoed the white "Amen" with the gusto of children after a long sermon, and dispersed like big bumble-bees to their homes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
operations
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From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
other
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From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
out
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From this reading She got up at last and slipped on a dressing-gown, and went out and sat on the platform.
peacefully
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From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
picture
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platform
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red
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ring
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round
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From this reading Evans conducted their evening service, and the attentive ring of brown men and women round the platform of the house hummed the tunes gaily, echoed the white "Amen" with the gusto of children after a long sermon, and dispersed like big bumble-bees to their homes.
sat
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From this reading She got up at last and slipped on a dressing-gown, and went out and sat on the platform.
sea
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
separated
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From this reading It was the first time she and Kenneth had been separated, since their marriage, and she felt as lonely as the circumstances demanded.
sermon
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service
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From this reading Evans conducted their evening service, and the attentive ring of brown men and women round the platform of the house hummed the tunes gaily, echoed the white "Amen" with the gusto of children after a long sermon, and dispersed like big bumble-bees to their homes.
SETBACKS
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From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the first time she and Kenneth had been separated, since their marriage, and she felt as lonely as the circumstances demanded.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was the first time she and Kenneth had been separated, since their marriage, and she felt as lonely as the circumstances demanded.
sleep
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From this reading Jean could not sleep that night.
slipped
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SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
sun
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jean could not sleep that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first time she and Kenneth had been separated, since their marriage, and she felt as lonely as the circumstances demanded.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Evans conducted their evening service, and the attentive ring of brown men and women round the platform of the house hummed the tunes gaily, echoed the white "Amen" with the gusto of children after a long sermon, and dispersed like big bumble-bees to their homes.
Torch
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tunes
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From this reading Evans conducted their evening service, and the attentive ring of brown men and women round the platform of the house hummed the tunes gaily, echoed the white "Amen" with the gusto of children after a long sermon, and dispersed like big bumble-bees to their homes.
up
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From this reading She got up at last and slipped on a dressing-gown, and went out and sat on the platform.
usual
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the first time she and Kenneth had been separated, since their marriage, and she felt as lonely as the circumstances demanded.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She got up at last and slipped on a dressing-gown, and went out and sat on the platform.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
white
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From this reading Evans conducted their evening service, and the attentive ring of brown men and women round the platform of the house hummed the tunes gaily, echoed the white "Amen" with the gusto of children after a long sermon, and dispersed like big bumble-bees to their homes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Evans conducted their evening service, and the attentive ring of brown men and women round the platform of the house hummed the tunes gaily, echoed the white "Amen" with the gusto of children after a long sermon, and dispersed like big bumble-bees to their homes.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading SETBACKS So the _Torch_ slipped down the lagoon like a picture, and Nai and the other ladies completed their laundry operations, and in due course the red sun dropped into the sea, without the explosive hiss which seemed inevitable, and night fell on the little community as peacefully as usual.
women
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From this reading Evans conducted their evening service, and the attentive ring of brown men and women round the platform of the house hummed the tunes gaily, echoed the white "Amen" with the gusto of children after a long sermon, and dispersed like big bumble-bees to their homes.
