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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 I enjoyed it greatly, and on my part I brought a little mild excitement into it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Chinaman fled silent like a rapid shadow on the dust of an extremely oriental road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I enjoyed it greatly, and on my part I brought a little mild excitement into it.
arose
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From this reading Our intimacy arose from the pursuit of that thief.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Realising the situation as though he had eyes in his shoulder-blades, he joined us with a leap and took the lead.
backwards
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From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
bank
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From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I enjoyed it greatly, and on my part I brought a little mild excitement into it.
Chinaman
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From this reading The Chinaman fled silent like a rapid shadow on the dust of an extremely oriental road.
contrary
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From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
day
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From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
dust
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From this reading The Chinaman fled silent like a rapid shadow on the dust of an extremely oriental road.
enjoyed
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From this reading I enjoyed it greatly, and on my part I brought a little mild excitement into it.
evening
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From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
excitement
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From this reading I enjoyed it greatly, and on my part I brought a little mild excitement into it.
extremely
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From this reading The Chinaman fled silent like a rapid shadow on the dust of an extremely oriental road.
extricating
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From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
eyes
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From this reading Realising the situation as though he had eyes in his shoulder-blades, he joined us with a leap and took the lead.
fled
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From this reading The Chinaman fled silent like a rapid shadow on the dust of an extremely oriental road.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Our intimacy arose from the pursuit of that thief.
gharry
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From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
greatly
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From this reading I enjoyed it greatly, and on my part I brought a little mild excitement into it.
habits
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From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Realising the situation as though he had eyes in his shoulder-blades, he joined us with a leap and took the lead.
Hermann
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From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
hunt
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From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I enjoyed it greatly, and on my part I brought a little mild excitement into it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
intimacy
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From this reading Our intimacy arose from the pursuit of that thief.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I enjoyed it greatly, and on my part I brought a little mild excitement into it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I enjoyed it greatly, and on my part I brought a little mild excitement into it.
joined
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From this reading Realising the situation as though he had eyes in his shoulder-blades, he joined us with a leap and took the lead.
late
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From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
lead
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From this reading Realising the situation as though he had eyes in his shoulder-blades, he joined us with a leap and took the lead.
leap
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From this reading Realising the situation as though he had eyes in his shoulder-blades, he joined us with a leap and took the lead.
like
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From this reading The Chinaman fled silent like a rapid shadow on the dust of an extremely oriental road.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I enjoyed it greatly, and on my part I brought a little mild excitement into it.
mild
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From this reading I enjoyed it greatly, and on my part I brought a little mild excitement into it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I enjoyed it greatly, and on my part I brought a little mild excitement into it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our intimacy arose from the pursuit of that thief.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I enjoyed it greatly, and on my part I brought a little mild excitement into it.
opposite
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From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
oriental
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From this reading The Chinaman fled silent like a rapid shadow on the dust of an extremely oriental road.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our intimacy arose from the pursuit of that thief.
out
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From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I enjoyed it greatly, and on my part I brought a little mild excitement into it.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
pursuit
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From this reading Our intimacy arose from the pursuit of that thief.
rapid
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From this reading The Chinaman fled silent like a rapid shadow on the dust of an extremely oriental road.
Realising
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From this reading Realising the situation as though he had eyes in his shoulder-blades, he joined us with a leap and took the lead.
river
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From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
road
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From this reading The Chinaman fled silent like a rapid shadow on the dust of an extremely oriental road.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The Chinaman fled silent like a rapid shadow on the dust of an extremely oriental road.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
shore
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From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
shoulder-blades
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From this reading Realising the situation as though he had eyes in his shoulder-blades, he joined us with a leap and took the lead.
silent
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From this reading The Chinaman fled silent like a rapid shadow on the dust of an extremely oriental road.
situation
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From this reading Realising the situation as though he had eyes in his shoulder-blades, he joined us with a leap and took the lead.
stayed
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From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our intimacy arose from the pursuit of that thief.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our intimacy arose from the pursuit of that thief.
thief
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From this reading Our intimacy arose from the pursuit of that thief.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Realising the situation as though he had eyes in his shoulder-blades, he joined us with a leap and took the lead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Realising the situation as though he had eyes in his shoulder-blades, he joined us with a leap and took the lead.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Realising the situation as though he had eyes in his shoulder-blades, he joined us with a leap and took the lead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was in the evening, and Hermann, who, contrary to his habits, had stayed on shore late that day, was extricating himself backwards out of a little gharry on the river bank, opposite his ship, when the hunt passed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Realising the situation as though he had eyes in his shoulder-blades, he joined us with a leap and took the lead.
