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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 A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Upon the sofa in front of the hall-fire, self-consciously perusing a Sunday newspaper, sat a large man of slightly sheepish appearance.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And may I ask what you are doing here, my man?" she enquired.
ask
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From this reading "And may I ask what you are doing here, my man?" she enquired.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
breakfast
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
brogues
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
brown
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
CALM
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
came
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
Carmyle
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
coat
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
Connie
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
constitutional
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
DAY
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
doing
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From this reading "And may I ask what you are doing here, my man?" she enquired.
downstairs
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
eight
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
embraced
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From this reading Mrs. Carmyle embraced him in a motherly fashion.
enquired
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From this reading "And may I ask what you are doing here, my man?" she enquired.
fashion
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From this reading Mrs. Carmyle embraced him in a motherly fashion.
feet
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From this reading At the sight of Connie he rose guiltily to his feet.
front
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From this reading Upon the sofa in front of the hall-fire, self-consciously perusing a Sunday newspaper, sat a large man of slightly sheepish appearance.
guiltily
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From this reading At the sight of Connie he rose guiltily to his feet.
half-past
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
hall-fire
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From this reading Upon the sofa in front of the hall-fire, self-consciously perusing a Sunday newspaper, sat a large man of slightly sheepish appearance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the sight of Connie he rose guiltily to his feet.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And may I ask what you are doing here, my man?" she enquired.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Carmyle embraced him in a motherly fashion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the sight of Connie he rose guiltily to his feet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upon the sofa in front of the hall-fire, self-consciously perusing a Sunday newspaper, sat a large man of slightly sheepish appearance.
intent
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
large
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From this reading Upon the sofa in front of the hall-fire, self-consciously perusing a Sunday newspaper, sat a large man of slightly sheepish appearance.
man
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From this reading Upon the sofa in front of the hall-fire, self-consciously perusing a Sunday newspaper, sat a large man of slightly sheepish appearance.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "And may I ask what you are doing here, my man?" she enquired.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
motherly
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From this reading Mrs. Carmyle embraced him in a motherly fashion.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Carmyle embraced him in a motherly fashion.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And may I ask what you are doing here, my man?" she enquired.
neat
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
newspaper
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From this reading Upon the sofa in front of the hall-fire, self-consciously perusing a Sunday newspaper, sat a large man of slightly sheepish appearance.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
perusing
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From this reading Upon the sofa in front of the hall-fire, self-consciously perusing a Sunday newspaper, sat a large man of slightly sheepish appearance.
REFLECTION
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
rose
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From this reading At the sight of Connie he rose guiltily to his feet.
sat
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From this reading Upon the sofa in front of the hall-fire, self-consciously perusing a Sunday newspaper, sat a large man of slightly sheepish appearance.
self-consciously
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From this reading Upon the sofa in front of the hall-fire, self-consciously perusing a Sunday newspaper, sat a large man of slightly sheepish appearance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And may I ask what you are doing here, my man?" she enquired.
sheepish
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From this reading Upon the sofa in front of the hall-fire, self-consciously perusing a Sunday newspaper, sat a large man of slightly sheepish appearance.
sight
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From this reading At the sight of Connie he rose guiltily to his feet.
skirt
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
slightly
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From this reading Upon the sofa in front of the hall-fire, self-consciously perusing a Sunday newspaper, sat a large man of slightly sheepish appearance.
sofa
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From this reading Upon the sofa in front of the hall-fire, self-consciously perusing a Sunday newspaper, sat a large man of slightly sheepish appearance.
Sunday
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From this reading Upon the sofa in front of the hall-fire, self-consciously perusing a Sunday newspaper, sat a large man of slightly sheepish appearance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Upon the sofa in front of the hall-fire, self-consciously perusing a Sunday newspaper, sat a large man of slightly sheepish appearance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the sight of Connie he rose guiltily to his feet.
tweed
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
wearing
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And may I ask what you are doing here, my man?" she enquired.
whistling
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From this reading A DAY OF CALM REFLECTION I At half-past eight next morning Connie Carmyle, wearing a tweed coat and skirt and neat brown brogues, came whistling downstairs, intent upon a constitutional before breakfast.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And may I ask what you are doing here, my man?" she enquired.
