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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 The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For was not he about to accept the said invitation in its fullest and most practical expression?
accept
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From this reading For was not he about to accept the said invitation in its fullest and most practical expression?
adding
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From this reading The effect was pleasurable, adding delicate zest to the enjoyment of living which already possessed him.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The effect was pleasurable, adding delicate zest to the enjoyment of living which already possessed him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coming from inland, the near neighbourhood of the sea, the sea with its eternal invitation, stirred his blood.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There hot still September sunshine, tempered by a freshness off the sea, met him.
carriage
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From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
Coming
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From this reading Coming from inland, the near neighbourhood of the sea, the sea with its eternal invitation, stirred his blood.
delicate
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From this reading The effect was pleasurable, adding delicate zest to the enjoyment of living which already possessed him.
down
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From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
effect
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From this reading The effect was pleasurable, adding delicate zest to the enjoyment of living which already possessed him.
enjoyment
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From this reading The effect was pleasurable, adding delicate zest to the enjoyment of living which already possessed him.
eternal
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From this reading Coming from inland, the near neighbourhood of the sea, the sea with its eternal invitation, stirred his blood.
expression
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From this reading For was not he about to accept the said invitation in its fullest and most practical expression?
first-class
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From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For was not he about to accept the said invitation in its fullest and most practical expression?
four-twenty
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From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
freshness
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From this reading There hot still September sunshine, tempered by a freshness off the sea, met him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Coming from inland, the near neighbourhood of the sea, the sea with its eternal invitation, stirred his blood.
frousty
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From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
fullest
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From this reading For was not he about to accept the said invitation in its fullest and most practical expression?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For was not he about to accept the said invitation in its fullest and most practical expression?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There hot still September sunshine, tempered by a freshness off the sea, met him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Coming from inland, the near neighbourhood of the sea, the sea with its eternal invitation, stirred his blood.
hot
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From this reading There hot still September sunshine, tempered by a freshness off the sea, met him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For was not he about to accept the said invitation in its fullest and most practical expression?
inland
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From this reading Coming from inland, the near neighbourhood of the sea, the sea with its eternal invitation, stirred his blood.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
invitation
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From this reading Coming from inland, the near neighbourhood of the sea, the sea with its eternal invitation, stirred his blood.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Coming from inland, the near neighbourhood of the sea, the sea with its eternal invitation, stirred his blood.
living
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From this reading The effect was pleasurable, adding delicate zest to the enjoyment of living which already possessed him.
Marychurch
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From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
met
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From this reading There hot still September sunshine, tempered by a freshness off the sea, met him.
most
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From this reading For was not he about to accept the said invitation in its fullest and most practical expression?
near
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From this reading Coming from inland, the near neighbourhood of the sea, the sea with its eternal invitation, stirred his blood.
neighbourhood
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From this reading Coming from inland, the near neighbourhood of the sea, the sea with its eternal invitation, stirred his blood.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For was not he about to accept the said invitation in its fullest and most practical expression?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
off
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From this reading There hot still September sunshine, tempered by a freshness off the sea, met him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
out
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From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
platform
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From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
pleasurable
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From this reading The effect was pleasurable, adding delicate zest to the enjoyment of living which already possessed him.
possessed
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From this reading The effect was pleasurable, adding delicate zest to the enjoyment of living which already possessed him.
practical
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From this reading For was not he about to accept the said invitation in its fullest and most practical expression?
rather
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From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
rumbled
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From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
said
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From this reading For was not he about to accept the said invitation in its fullest and most practical expression?
sea
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From this reading There hot still September sunshine, tempered by a freshness off the sea, met him.
September
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From this reading There hot still September sunshine, tempered by a freshness off the sea, met him.
station
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From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
stepped
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From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There hot still September sunshine, tempered by a freshness off the sea, met him.
stirred
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From this reading Coming from inland, the near neighbourhood of the sea, the sea with its eternal invitation, stirred his blood.
sunshine
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From this reading There hot still September sunshine, tempered by a freshness off the sea, met him.
tempered
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From this reading There hot still September sunshine, tempered by a freshness off the sea, met him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
There
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From this reading There hot still September sunshine, tempered by a freshness off the sea, met him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
Tom
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From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
train
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From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
Verity
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From this reading The four-twenty down train rumbled into Marychurch station, and Tom Verity stepped out of a rather frousty first-class carriage on to the platform.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The effect was pleasurable, adding delicate zest to the enjoyment of living which already possessed him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The effect was pleasurable, adding delicate zest to the enjoyment of living which already possessed him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Coming from inland, the near neighbourhood of the sea, the sea with its eternal invitation, stirred his blood.
zest
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From this reading The effect was pleasurable, adding delicate zest to the enjoyment of living which already possessed him.
