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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 Peter Dale was playing fragments from the latest musical comedy, with a whistled accompaniment on the drawing-room piano.
accompaniment
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From this reading Peter Dale was playing fragments from the latest musical comedy, with a whistled accompaniment on the drawing-room piano.
AmidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Buntingford and French reached home between ten and eleven o'clock.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
audible
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From this reading There seemed to be nothing else audible in the house, in spite of the large party it contained.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There seemed to be nothing else audible in the house, in spite of the large party it contained.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Buntingford and French reached home between ten and eleven o'clock.
bits
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
Buntingford
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From this reading Buntingford and French reached home between ten and eleven o'clock.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
comedy
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From this reading Peter Dale was playing fragments from the latest musical comedy, with a whistled accompaniment on the drawing-room piano.
contained
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From this reading There seemed to be nothing else audible in the house, in spite of the large party it contained.
crushed
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
Dale
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From this reading Peter Dale was playing fragments from the latest musical comedy, with a whistled accompaniment on the drawing-room piano.
defiantly
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
door
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
drawing-room
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From this reading When they entered the house, they heard sounds of music from the drawing-room.
eleven
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From this reading Buntingford and French reached home between ten and eleven o'clock.
else
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From this reading There seemed to be nothing else audible in the house, in spite of the large party it contained.
entered
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From this reading When they entered the house, they heard sounds of music from the drawing-room.
fragments
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From this reading Peter Dale was playing fragments from the latest musical comedy, with a whistled accompaniment on the drawing-room piano.
French
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From this reading Buntingford and French reached home between ten and eleven o'clock.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When they entered the house, they heard sounds of music from the drawing-room.
funny
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
general
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
goblin
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
heard
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From this reading When they entered the house, they heard sounds of music from the drawing-room.
home
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From this reading Buntingford and French reached home between ten and eleven o'clock.
house
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From this reading When they entered the house, they heard sounds of music from the drawing-room.
hush
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There seemed to be nothing else audible in the house, in spite of the large party it contained.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There seemed to be nothing else audible in the house, in spite of the large party it contained.
kind
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
large
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From this reading There seemed to be nothing else audible in the house, in spite of the large party it contained.
latest
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From this reading Peter Dale was playing fragments from the latest musical comedy, with a whistled accompaniment on the drawing-room piano.
laugh
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
library
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
made
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
man
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
music
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From this reading When they entered the house, they heard sounds of music from the drawing-room.
musical
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From this reading Peter Dale was playing fragments from the latest musical comedy, with a whistled accompaniment on the drawing-room piano.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There seemed to be nothing else audible in the house, in spite of the large party it contained.
o'clock
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From this reading Buntingford and French reached home between ten and eleven o'clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they entered the house, they heard sounds of music from the drawing-room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Peter Dale was playing fragments from the latest musical comedy, with a whistled accompaniment on the drawing-room piano.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed to be nothing else audible in the house, in spite of the large party it contained.
past
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
Peter
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From this reading Peter Dale was playing fragments from the latest musical comedy, with a whistled accompaniment on the drawing-room piano.
piano
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From this reading Peter Dale was playing fragments from the latest musical comedy, with a whistled accompaniment on the drawing-room piano.
playing
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From this reading Peter Dale was playing fragments from the latest musical comedy, with a whistled accompaniment on the drawing-room piano.
pushed
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
reached
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From this reading Buntingford and French reached home between ten and eleven o'clock.
round
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed to be nothing else audible in the house, in spite of the large party it contained.
sounds
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From this reading When they entered the house, they heard sounds of music from the drawing-room.
spite
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From this reading There seemed to be nothing else audible in the house, in spite of the large party it contained.
ten
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From this reading Buntingford and French reached home between ten and eleven o'clock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they entered the house, they heard sounds of music from the drawing-room.
There
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From this reading There seemed to be nothing else audible in the house, in spite of the large party it contained.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they entered the house, they heard sounds of music from the drawing-room.
thumping
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There seemed to be nothing else audible in the house, in spite of the large party it contained.
unbroken
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
voice
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peter Dale was playing fragments from the latest musical comedy, with a whistled accompaniment on the drawing-room piano.
weary
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they entered the house, they heard sounds of music from the drawing-room.
whistled
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From this reading Peter Dale was playing fragments from the latest musical comedy, with a whistled accompaniment on the drawing-room piano.
whistling
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From this reading Amid the general hush, unbroken by a voice or a laugh, the "funny bits" that Peter was defiantly thumping or whistling made a kind of goblin chorus round a crushed and weary man, as he pushed past the door of the drawing-room to the library.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Peter Dale was playing fragments from the latest musical comedy, with a whistled accompaniment on the drawing-room piano.
