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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 Marston and Wyndham occupied a small table, the former trying to read a newspaper while the latter looked about.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Marston and Wyndham occupied a small table, the former trying to read a newspaper while the latter looked about.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading UP HILL The smoking-room of the Marine Hotel at Carmeltown was crowded with yachtsmen on the evening after the channel regatta.
all
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From this reading For all that, Wyndham's face was rather grim, and Marston, looking up by-and-by, thought he was brooding.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The big room echoed with voices, a haze of tobacco smoke drifted round the pillars, and now and then a peal of laughter marked the end of an Irish yachtsman's tale.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marston and Wyndham occupied a small table, the former trying to read a newspaper while the latter looked about.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading UP HILL The smoking-room of the Marine Hotel at Carmeltown was crowded with yachtsmen on the evening after the channel regatta.
big
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From this reading The big room echoed with voices, a haze of tobacco smoke drifted round the pillars, and now and then a peal of laughter marked the end of an Irish yachtsman's tale.
brooding
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From this reading For all that, Wyndham's face was rather grim, and Marston, looking up by-and-by, thought he was brooding.
by-and-by
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From this reading For all that, Wyndham's face was rather grim, and Marston, looking up by-and-by, thought he was brooding.
Carmeltown
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From this reading UP HILL The smoking-room of the Marine Hotel at Carmeltown was crowded with yachtsmen on the evening after the channel regatta.
channel
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From this reading UP HILL The smoking-room of the Marine Hotel at Carmeltown was crowded with yachtsmen on the evening after the channel regatta.
crowded
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From this reading UP HILL The smoking-room of the Marine Hotel at Carmeltown was crowded with yachtsmen on the evening after the channel regatta.
drifted
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From this reading The big room echoed with voices, a haze of tobacco smoke drifted round the pillars, and now and then a peal of laughter marked the end of an Irish yachtsman's tale.
echoed
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From this reading The big room echoed with voices, a haze of tobacco smoke drifted round the pillars, and now and then a peal of laughter marked the end of an Irish yachtsman's tale.
end
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From this reading The big room echoed with voices, a haze of tobacco smoke drifted round the pillars, and now and then a peal of laughter marked the end of an Irish yachtsman's tale.
evening
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From this reading UP HILL The smoking-room of the Marine Hotel at Carmeltown was crowded with yachtsmen on the evening after the channel regatta.
face
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From this reading For all that, Wyndham's face was rather grim, and Marston, looking up by-and-by, thought he was brooding.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For all that, Wyndham's face was rather grim, and Marston, looking up by-and-by, thought he was brooding.
former
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From this reading Marston and Wyndham occupied a small table, the former trying to read a newspaper while the latter looked about.
grim
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From this reading For all that, Wyndham's face was rather grim, and Marston, looking up by-and-by, thought he was brooding.
Hallo
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From this reading "Hallo!
haze
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From this reading The big room echoed with voices, a haze of tobacco smoke drifted round the pillars, and now and then a peal of laughter marked the end of an Irish yachtsman's tale.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For all that, Wyndham's face was rather grim, and Marston, looking up by-and-by, thought he was brooding.
HILL
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From this reading UP HILL The smoking-room of the Marine Hotel at Carmeltown was crowded with yachtsmen on the evening after the channel regatta.
Hotel
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From this reading UP HILL The smoking-room of the Marine Hotel at Carmeltown was crowded with yachtsmen on the evening after the channel regatta.
Irish
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From this reading The big room echoed with voices, a haze of tobacco smoke drifted round the pillars, and now and then a peal of laughter marked the end of an Irish yachtsman's tale.
latter
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From this reading Marston and Wyndham occupied a small table, the former trying to read a newspaper while the latter looked about.
laughter
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From this reading The big room echoed with voices, a haze of tobacco smoke drifted round the pillars, and now and then a peal of laughter marked the end of an Irish yachtsman's tale.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marston and Wyndham occupied a small table, the former trying to read a newspaper while the latter looked about.
looking
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From this reading For all that, Wyndham's face was rather grim, and Marston, looking up by-and-by, thought he was brooding.
Marine
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marked
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Marston
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From this reading Marston and Wyndham occupied a small table, the former trying to read a newspaper while the latter looked about.
newspaper
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From this reading Marston and Wyndham occupied a small table, the former trying to read a newspaper while the latter looked about.
now
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From this reading The big room echoed with voices, a haze of tobacco smoke drifted round the pillars, and now and then a peal of laughter marked the end of an Irish yachtsman's tale.
occupied
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From this reading Marston and Wyndham occupied a small table, the former trying to read a newspaper while the latter looked about.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UP HILL The smoking-room of the Marine Hotel at Carmeltown was crowded with yachtsmen on the evening after the channel regatta.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading UP HILL The smoking-room of the Marine Hotel at Carmeltown was crowded with yachtsmen on the evening after the channel regatta.
pealnounUS /piːl/
a loud ringing burst of sound
From this reading The big room echoed with voices, a haze of tobacco smoke drifted round the pillars, and now and then a peal of laughter marked the end of an Irish yachtsman's tale.
pillars
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From this reading The big room echoed with voices, a haze of tobacco smoke drifted round the pillars, and now and then a peal of laughter marked the end of an Irish yachtsman's tale.
rather
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From this reading For all that, Wyndham's face was rather grim, and Marston, looking up by-and-by, thought he was brooding.
read
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From this reading Marston and Wyndham occupied a small table, the former trying to read a newspaper while the latter looked about.
regatta
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From this reading UP HILL The smoking-room of the Marine Hotel at Carmeltown was crowded with yachtsmen on the evening after the channel regatta.
room
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From this reading The big room echoed with voices, a haze of tobacco smoke drifted round the pillars, and now and then a peal of laughter marked the end of an Irish yachtsman's tale.
round
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From this reading The big room echoed with voices, a haze of tobacco smoke drifted round the pillars, and now and then a peal of laughter marked the end of an Irish yachtsman's tale.
small
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From this reading Marston and Wyndham occupied a small table, the former trying to read a newspaper while the latter looked about.
smoke
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From this reading The big room echoed with voices, a haze of tobacco smoke drifted round the pillars, and now and then a peal of laughter marked the end of an Irish yachtsman's tale.
smoking-room
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From this reading UP HILL The smoking-room of the Marine Hotel at Carmeltown was crowded with yachtsmen on the evening after the channel regatta.
table
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From this reading Marston and Wyndham occupied a small table, the former trying to read a newspaper while the latter looked about.
tale
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From this reading The big room echoed with voices, a haze of tobacco smoke drifted round the pillars, and now and then a peal of laughter marked the end of an Irish yachtsman's tale.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For all that, Wyndham's face was rather grim, and Marston, looking up by-and-by, thought he was brooding.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UP HILL The smoking-room of the Marine Hotel at Carmeltown was crowded with yachtsmen on the evening after the channel regatta.
then
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From this reading The big room echoed with voices, a haze of tobacco smoke drifted round the pillars, and now and then a peal of laughter marked the end of an Irish yachtsman's tale.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For all that, Wyndham's face was rather grim, and Marston, looking up by-and-by, thought he was brooding.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marston and Wyndham occupied a small table, the former trying to read a newspaper while the latter looked about.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The big room echoed with voices, a haze of tobacco smoke drifted round the pillars, and now and then a peal of laughter marked the end of an Irish yachtsman's tale.
trying
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From this reading Marston and Wyndham occupied a small table, the former trying to read a newspaper while the latter looked about.
UP
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From this reading UP HILL The smoking-room of the Marine Hotel at Carmeltown was crowded with yachtsmen on the evening after the channel regatta.
voices
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From this reading The big room echoed with voices, a haze of tobacco smoke drifted round the pillars, and now and then a peal of laughter marked the end of an Irish yachtsman's tale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading UP HILL The smoking-room of the Marine Hotel at Carmeltown was crowded with yachtsmen on the evening after the channel regatta.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Marston and Wyndham occupied a small table, the former trying to read a newspaper while the latter looked about.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading UP HILL The smoking-room of the Marine Hotel at Carmeltown was crowded with yachtsmen on the evening after the channel regatta.
Wyndham
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From this reading Marston and Wyndham occupied a small table, the former trying to read a newspaper while the latter looked about.
Wyndham's
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From this reading For all that, Wyndham's face was rather grim, and Marston, looking up by-and-by, thought he was brooding.
yachtsman's
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From this reading The big room echoed with voices, a haze of tobacco smoke drifted round the pillars, and now and then a peal of laughter marked the end of an Irish yachtsman's tale.
yachtsmen
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From this reading UP HILL The smoking-room of the Marine Hotel at Carmeltown was crowded with yachtsmen on the evening after the channel regatta.
