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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 Morgan leaned against the deck-rail and looked westwards towards a point where the Dover cliff rose highest and then swept round.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bell rang again and the passengers' gangway was hauled up on to the pier.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Morgan leaned against the deck-rail and looked westwards towards a point where the Dover cliff rose highest and then swept round.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bell rang again and the passengers' gangway was hauled up on to the pier.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was at that spot had begun the new ordering of his life which had at last culminated in the great happiness of to-day.
begun
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From this reading It was at that spot had begun the new ordering of his life which had at last culminated in the great happiness of to-day.
bell
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From this reading The bell rang again and the passengers' gangway was hauled up on to the pier.
brown
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From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On a deck-chair close by his elbow sat Margaret.
caught
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From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
cheek
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From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
cliff
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From this reading Morgan leaned against the deck-rail and looked westwards towards a point where the Dover cliff rose highest and then swept round.
close
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From this reading On a deck-chair close by his elbow sat Margaret.
culminated
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From this reading It was at that spot had begun the new ordering of his life which had at last culminated in the great happiness of to-day.
dainty
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From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
deck-chair
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From this reading On a deck-chair close by his elbow sat Margaret.
deck-rail
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From this reading Morgan leaned against the deck-rail and looked westwards towards a point where the Dover cliff rose highest and then swept round.
Dover
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From this reading Morgan leaned against the deck-rail and looked westwards towards a point where the Dover cliff rose highest and then swept round.
ear
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From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
elbow
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From this reading On a deck-chair close by his elbow sat Margaret.
exquisite
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From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
eye
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From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
gangway
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From this reading The bell rang again and the passengers' gangway was hauled up on to the pier.
gleaming
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From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
golden
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From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was at that spot had begun the new ordering of his life which had at last culminated in the great happiness of to-day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was at that spot had begun the new ordering of his life which had at last culminated in the great happiness of to-day.
happiness
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From this reading It was at that spot had begun the new ordering of his life which had at last culminated in the great happiness of to-day.
hat
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From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
hauled
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From this reading The bell rang again and the passengers' gangway was hauled up on to the pier.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
highest
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From this reading Morgan leaned against the deck-rail and looked westwards towards a point where the Dover cliff rose highest and then swept round.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was at that spot had begun the new ordering of his life which had at last culminated in the great happiness of to-day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was at that spot had begun the new ordering of his life which had at last culminated in the great happiness of to-day.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was at that spot had begun the new ordering of his life which had at last culminated in the great happiness of to-day.
large
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From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was at that spot had begun the new ordering of his life which had at last culminated in the great happiness of to-day.
leaned
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From this reading Morgan leaned against the deck-rail and looked westwards towards a point where the Dover cliff rose highest and then swept round.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was at that spot had begun the new ordering of his life which had at last culminated in the great happiness of to-day.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morgan leaned against the deck-rail and looked westwards towards a point where the Dover cliff rose highest and then swept round.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
Margaret
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From this reading On a deck-chair close by his elbow sat Margaret.
Morgan
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From this reading Morgan leaned against the deck-rail and looked westwards towards a point where the Dover cliff rose highest and then swept round.
new
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From this reading It was at that spot had begun the new ordering of his life which had at last culminated in the great happiness of to-day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was at that spot had begun the new ordering of his life which had at last culminated in the great happiness of to-day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The bell rang again and the passengers' gangway was hauled up on to the pier.
ordering
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From this reading It was at that spot had begun the new ordering of his life which had at last culminated in the great happiness of to-day.
passengers
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From this reading The bell rang again and the passengers' gangway was hauled up on to the pier.
pier
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From this reading The bell rang again and the passengers' gangway was hauled up on to the pier.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Morgan leaned against the deck-rail and looked westwards towards a point where the Dover cliff rose highest and then swept round.
position
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From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
rang
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From this reading The bell rang again and the passengers' gangway was hauled up on to the pier.
rose
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From this reading Morgan leaned against the deck-rail and looked westwards towards a point where the Dover cliff rose highest and then swept round.
round
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From this reading Morgan leaned against the deck-rail and looked westwards towards a point where the Dover cliff rose highest and then swept round.
sat
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From this reading On a deck-chair close by his elbow sat Margaret.
shifted
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From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
sight
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From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
soft
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From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
spot
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From this reading It was at that spot had begun the new ordering of his life which had at last culminated in the great happiness of to-day.
stretch
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From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
swept
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From this reading Morgan leaned against the deck-rail and looked westwards towards a point where the Dover cliff rose highest and then swept round.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was at that spot had begun the new ordering of his life which had at last culminated in the great happiness of to-day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bell rang again and the passengers' gangway was hauled up on to the pier.
then
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From this reading Morgan leaned against the deck-rail and looked westwards towards a point where the Dover cliff rose highest and then swept round.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The bell rang again and the passengers' gangway was hauled up on to the pier.
to-day
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From this reading It was at that spot had begun the new ordering of his life which had at last culminated in the great happiness of to-day.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Morgan leaned against the deck-rail and looked westwards towards a point where the Dover cliff rose highest and then swept round.
up
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From this reading The bell rang again and the passengers' gangway was hauled up on to the pier.
veil
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From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
velvet
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From this reading As he shifted his position a little his eye caught sight of a dainty ear and a soft cheek, gleaming exquisite through her veil against the golden brown of her large velvet hat and of the stretch of velvet mantle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bell rang again and the passengers' gangway was hauled up on to the pier.
westwards
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From this reading Morgan leaned against the deck-rail and looked westwards towards a point where the Dover cliff rose highest and then swept round.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Morgan leaned against the deck-rail and looked westwards towards a point where the Dover cliff rose highest and then swept round.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was at that spot had begun the new ordering of his life which had at last culminated in the great happiness of to-day.
