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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 My uncle, lounging in the corner of a small couch, smoked his long Turkish chibouk in silence.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
ago
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From this reading “Forty years ago your mother used to write at this very table.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “This is an extremely nice writing-table you have got for my room,” I remarked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
away
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From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
barking
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From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
bells
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From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
calmed
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From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
chibouk
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From this reading My uncle, lounging in the corner of a small couch, smoked his long Turkish chibouk in silence.
corner
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From this reading My uncle, lounging in the corner of a small couch, smoked his long Turkish chibouk in silence.
couch
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From this reading My uncle, lounging in the corner of a small couch, smoked his long Turkish chibouk in silence.
dogs
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From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
down
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From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
entered
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From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
expression
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From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
extremely
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From this reading “This is an extremely nice writing-table you have got for my room,” I remarked.
eyes
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From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
faded
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From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “This is an extremely nice writing-table you have got for my room,” I remarked.
Forty
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From this reading “Forty years ago your mother used to write at this very table.
got
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From this reading “This is an extremely nice writing-table you have got for my room,” I remarked.
growing
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From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “This is an extremely nice writing-table you have got for my room,” I remarked.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My uncle, lounging in the corner of a small couch, smoked his long Turkish chibouk in silence.
house
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From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “This is an extremely nice writing-table you have got for my room,” I remarked.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
interested
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From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is an extremely nice writing-table you have got for my room,” I remarked.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
keeping
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From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My uncle, lounging in the corner of a small couch, smoked his long Turkish chibouk in silence.
louder
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From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
lounging
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From this reading My uncle, lounging in the corner of a small couch, smoked his long Turkish chibouk in silence.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
mother
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From this reading “Forty years ago your mother used to write at this very table.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My uncle, lounging in the corner of a small couch, smoked his long Turkish chibouk in silence.
nice
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From this reading “This is an extremely nice writing-table you have got for my room,” I remarked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
property
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From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
quickly
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From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
really
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From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
remarked
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From this reading “This is an extremely nice writing-table you have got for my room,” I remarked.
room
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From this reading “This is an extremely nice writing-table you have got for my room,” I remarked.
said
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From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading My uncle, lounging in the corner of a small couch, smoked his long Turkish chibouk in silence.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
small
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From this reading My uncle, lounging in the corner of a small couch, smoked his long Turkish chibouk in silence.
smoked
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From this reading My uncle, lounging in the corner of a small couch, smoked his long Turkish chibouk in silence.
table
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From this reading “Forty years ago your mother used to write at this very table.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is an extremely nice writing-table you have got for my room,” I remarked.
tinkle
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From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Forty years ago your mother used to write at this very table.
traveller's
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From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
tumult
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From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
Turkish
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From this reading My uncle, lounging in the corner of a small couch, smoked his long Turkish chibouk in silence.
uncle
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From this reading My uncle, lounging in the corner of a small couch, smoked his long Turkish chibouk in silence.
used
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From this reading “Forty years ago your mother used to write at this very table.
very
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From this reading “Forty years ago your mother used to write at this very table.
village
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From this reading The tinkle of the traveller's bells, after growing louder, had faded away quickly, and the tumult of barking dogs in the village had calmed down at last.
wistful
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From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
write
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From this reading “Forty years ago your mother used to write at this very table.
writing-table
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From this reading “This is an extremely nice writing-table you have got for my room,” I remarked.
years
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From this reading “Forty years ago your mother used to write at this very table.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “This is an extremely nice writing-table you have got for my room,” I remarked.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is really your property,” he said, keeping his eyes on me, with an interested and wistful expression, as he had done ever since I had entered the house.
