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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 "And therein sat a lady fresh and fayre, Making sweet solace to herself alone.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The hotel guests, in all the sociability of their after-luncheon mood, are standing and sitting about.
after-luncheon
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From this reading The hotel guests, in all the sociability of their after-luncheon mood, are standing and sitting about.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun has long drunk up the rain from the tiles, and the chairs have been set out again.
all
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From this reading The hotel guests, in all the sociability of their after-luncheon mood, are standing and sitting about.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And therein sat a lady fresh and fayre, Making sweet solace to herself alone.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And therein sat a lady fresh and fayre, Making sweet solace to herself alone.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hotel guests, in all the sociability of their after-luncheon mood, are standing and sitting about.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sometimes she sang as lowd as lark in ayre, Sometimes she laught, as mery as Pope Joan."
ascertain
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From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
ayre
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From this reading Sometimes she sang as lowd as lark in ayre, Sometimes she laught, as mery as Pope Joan."
bedroom
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From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
care
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From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
chairs
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From this reading The sun has long drunk up the rain from the tiles, and the chairs have been set out again.
departure
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From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
drunk
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From this reading The sun has long drunk up the rain from the tiles, and the chairs have been set out again.
fayre
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From this reading "And therein sat a lady fresh and fayre, Making sweet solace to herself alone.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
fresh
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From this reading "And therein sat a lady fresh and fayre, Making sweet solace to herself alone.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sun has long drunk up the rain from the tiles, and the chairs have been set out again.
gives
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From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
guests
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From this reading The hotel guests, in all the sociability of their after-luncheon mood, are standing and sitting about.
Hammam
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From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The sun has long drunk up the rain from the tiles, and the chairs have been set out again.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "And therein sat a lady fresh and fayre, Making sweet solace to herself alone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
hotel
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From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sometimes she sang as lowd as lark in ayre, Sometimes she laught, as mery as Pope Joan."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
Jim's
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From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
Joan
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From this reading Sometimes she sang as lowd as lark in ayre, Sometimes she laught, as mery as Pope Joan."
lady
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From this reading "And therein sat a lady fresh and fayre, Making sweet solace to herself alone.
lark
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From this reading Sometimes she sang as lowd as lark in ayre, Sometimes she laught, as mery as Pope Joan."
laught
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From this reading Sometimes she sang as lowd as lark in ayre, Sometimes she laught, as mery as Pope Joan."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun has long drunk up the rain from the tiles, and the chairs have been set out again.
lowd
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From this reading Sometimes she sang as lowd as lark in ayre, Sometimes she laught, as mery as Pope Joan."
Making
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From this reading "And therein sat a lady fresh and fayre, Making sweet solace to herself alone.
mery
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From this reading Sometimes she sang as lowd as lark in ayre, Sometimes she laught, as mery as Pope Joan."
mood
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From this reading The hotel guests, in all the sociability of their after-luncheon mood, are standing and sitting about.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hotel guests, in all the sociability of their after-luncheon mood, are standing and sitting about.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
out
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From this reading The sun has long drunk up the rain from the tiles, and the chairs have been set out again.
own
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From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
place
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From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
Pope
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From this reading Sometimes she sang as lowd as lark in ayre, Sometimes she laught, as mery as Pope Joan."
rain
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From this reading The sun has long drunk up the rain from the tiles, and the chairs have been set out again.
really
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From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
reassuredverbUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊrd/
made less worried or afraid
From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
reconnoitre
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From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
retires
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From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
returning
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From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
Rhira
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From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
sang
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From this reading Sometimes she sang as lowd as lark in ayre, Sometimes she laught, as mery as Pope Joan."
sat
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From this reading "And therein sat a lady fresh and fayre, Making sweet solace to herself alone.
set
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From this reading The sun has long drunk up the rain from the tiles, and the chairs have been set out again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes she sang as lowd as lark in ayre, Sometimes she laught, as mery as Pope Joan."
sitting
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From this reading The hotel guests, in all the sociability of their after-luncheon mood, are standing and sitting about.
sociability
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From this reading The hotel guests, in all the sociability of their after-luncheon mood, are standing and sitting about.
solace
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From this reading "And therein sat a lady fresh and fayre, Making sweet solace to herself alone.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes she sang as lowd as lark in ayre, Sometimes she laught, as mery as Pope Joan."
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The hotel guests, in all the sociability of their after-luncheon mood, are standing and sitting about.
sun
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From this reading The sun has long drunk up the rain from the tiles, and the chairs have been set out again.
sweet
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From this reading "And therein sat a lady fresh and fayre, Making sweet solace to herself alone.
taken
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From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
terrace
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From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The hotel guests, in all the sociability of their after-luncheon mood, are standing and sitting about.
therein
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From this reading "And therein sat a lady fresh and fayre, Making sweet solace to herself alone.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
tiles
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From this reading The sun has long drunk up the rain from the tiles, and the chairs have been set out again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And therein sat a lady fresh and fayre, Making sweet solace to herself alone.
up
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From this reading The sun has long drunk up the rain from the tiles, and the chairs have been set out again.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jim's first care on returning to his hotel is to ascertain that the departure for Hammam Rhira has really taken place, and, having been reassured on this point, retires to his own bedroom to reconnoitre the terrace, upon which it gives.
