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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 "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The sultan will give us some tiger-shooting off his elephants, perhaps.--No, no, not now, old chap," he added quickly.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It's too hot, and too soon after lunch.--What does he say, boy?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
arriving
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From this reading "That he wishes us to come out and see something that we stopped, by arriving as we did."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
Beecher
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From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
boy
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From this reading "It's too hot, and too soon after lunch.--What does he say, boy?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "That he wishes us to come out and see something that we stopped, by arriving as we did."
chap
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From this reading "The sultan will give us some tiger-shooting off his elephants, perhaps.--No, no, not now, old chap," he added quickly.
cigarettes
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From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
coffee
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From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That he wishes us to come out and see something that we stopped, by arriving as we did."
coolly
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From this reading "Don't know yet," replied Hollins coolly.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "That he wishes us to come out and see something that we stopped, by arriving as we did."
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's too hot, and too soon after lunch.--What does he say, boy?"
Don't
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From this reading "Don't know yet," replied Hollins coolly.
elephants
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From this reading "The sultan will give us some tiger-shooting off his elephants, perhaps.--No, no, not now, old chap," he added quickly.
end
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From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
excellent
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From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
give
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From this reading "The sultan will give us some tiger-shooting off his elephants, perhaps.--No, no, not now, old chap," he added quickly.
going
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From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The sultan will give us some tiger-shooting off his elephants, perhaps.--No, no, not now, old chap," he added quickly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The sultan will give us some tiger-shooting off his elephants, perhaps.--No, no, not now, old chap," he added quickly.
Hollins
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From this reading "Don't know yet," replied Hollins coolly.
hot
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From this reading "It's too hot, and too soon after lunch.--What does he say, boy?"
huge
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From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
inclosed
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From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
It's
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From this reading "It's too hot, and too soon after lunch.--What does he say, boy?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't know yet," replied Hollins coolly.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
lunch
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From this reading "It's too hot, and too soon after lunch.--What does he say, boy?"
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "The sultan will give us some tiger-shooting off his elephants, perhaps.--No, no, not now, old chap," he added quickly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The sultan will give us some tiger-shooting off his elephants, perhaps.--No, no, not now, old chap," he added quickly.
now
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From this reading "The sultan will give us some tiger-shooting off his elephants, perhaps.--No, no, not now, old chap," he added quickly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
off
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From this reading "The sultan will give us some tiger-shooting off his elephants, perhaps.--No, no, not now, old chap," he added quickly.
old
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From this reading "The sultan will give us some tiger-shooting off his elephants, perhaps.--No, no, not now, old chap," he added quickly.
out
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From this reading "That he wishes us to come out and see something that we stopped, by arriving as we did."
palm
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From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
perhaps
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From this reading "The sultan will give us some tiger-shooting off his elephants, perhaps.--No, no, not now, old chap," he added quickly.
quickly
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From this reading "The sultan will give us some tiger-shooting off his elephants, perhaps.--No, no, not now, old chap," he added quickly.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't know yet," replied Hollins coolly.
said
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From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
sat
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From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
say
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From this reading "It's too hot, and too soon after lunch.--What does he say, boy?"
see
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From this reading "That he wishes us to come out and see something that we stopped, by arriving as we did."
sheath
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From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
sipping
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From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
some
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From this reading "The sultan will give us some tiger-shooting off his elephants, perhaps.--No, no, not now, old chap," he added quickly.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "That he wishes us to come out and see something that we stopped, by arriving as we did."
soon
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From this reading "It's too hot, and too soon after lunch.--What does he say, boy?"
sprout
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From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That he wishes us to come out and see something that we stopped, by arriving as we did."
sultannounUS /ˈsʌl.tən/
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading "The sultan will give us some tiger-shooting off his elephants, perhaps.--No, no, not now, old chap," he added quickly.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That he wishes us to come out and see something that we stopped, by arriving as we did."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
tiger-shooting
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From this reading "The sultan will give us some tiger-shooting off his elephants, perhaps.--No, no, not now, old chap," he added quickly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
too
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From this reading "It's too hot, and too soon after lunch.--What does he say, boy?"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The sultan will give us some tiger-shooting off his elephants, perhaps.--No, no, not now, old chap," he added quickly.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "That he wishes us to come out and see something that we stopped, by arriving as we did."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It's too hot, and too soon after lunch.--What does he say, boy?"
What's
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From this reading "What's going to be the end of this?" said Beecher at last, as they sat sipping excellent coffee and smoking huge cigarettes, the tobacco being inclosed in a sheath of palm sprout.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The sultan will give us some tiger-shooting off his elephants, perhaps.--No, no, not now, old chap," he added quickly.
wishes
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From this reading "That he wishes us to come out and see something that we stopped, by arriving as we did."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Don't know yet," replied Hollins coolly.
