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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 Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading There was a full moon, but it was obscured every now and then by the black clouds that drifted across it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
away
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From this reading I went out myself to post the letter, and I was glad to feel the cool breeze blowing the hair away from my forehead, for the excitement of the day had given me a nervous headache.
black
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From this reading There was a full moon, but it was obscured every now and then by the black clouds that drifted across it.
blowing
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From this reading I went out myself to post the letter, and I was glad to feel the cool breeze blowing the hair away from my forehead, for the excitement of the day had given me a nervous headache.
breeze
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From this reading I went out myself to post the letter, and I was glad to feel the cool breeze blowing the hair away from my forehead, for the excitement of the day had given me a nervous headache.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a full moon, but it was obscured every now and then by the black clouds that drifted across it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a full moon, but it was obscured every now and then by the black clouds that drifted across it.
Carter
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From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
cigars
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From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
clouds
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From this reading There was a full moon, but it was obscured every now and then by the black clouds that drifted across it.
cool
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From this reading I went out myself to post the letter, and I was glad to feel the cool breeze blowing the hair away from my forehead, for the excitement of the day had given me a nervous headache.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
day
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drank
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From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
drifted
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From this reading There was a full moon, but it was obscured every now and then by the black clouds that drifted across it.
enough
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From this reading "The rest of the evening passed quietly enough.
evening
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From this reading "The rest of the evening passed quietly enough.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was a full moon, but it was obscured every now and then by the black clouds that drifted across it.
excitement
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From this reading I went out myself to post the letter, and I was glad to feel the cool breeze blowing the hair away from my forehead, for the excitement of the day had given me a nervous headache.
feel
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From this reading I went out myself to post the letter, and I was glad to feel the cool breeze blowing the hair away from my forehead, for the excitement of the day had given me a nervous headache.
finished
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From this reading He went, and I finished my letter to my mother.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I went out myself to post the letter, and I was glad to feel the cool breeze blowing the hair away from my forehead, for the excitement of the day had given me a nervous headache.
forehead
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From this reading I went out myself to post the letter, and I was glad to feel the cool breeze blowing the hair away from my forehead, for the excitement of the day had given me a nervous headache.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I went out myself to post the letter, and I was glad to feel the cool breeze blowing the hair away from my forehead, for the excitement of the day had given me a nervous headache.
full
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From this reading There was a full moon, but it was obscured every now and then by the black clouds that drifted across it.
given
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From this reading I went out myself to post the letter, and I was glad to feel the cool breeze blowing the hair away from my forehead, for the excitement of the day had given me a nervous headache.
glad
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go
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From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I went out myself to post the letter, and I was glad to feel the cool breeze blowing the hair away from my forehead, for the excitement of the day had given me a nervous headache.
hair
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From this reading I went out myself to post the letter, and I was glad to feel the cool breeze blowing the hair away from my forehead, for the excitement of the day had given me a nervous headache.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went, and I finished my letter to my mother.
headache
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From this reading I went out myself to post the letter, and I was glad to feel the cool breeze blowing the hair away from my forehead, for the excitement of the day had given me a nervous headache.
High
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From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He went, and I finished my letter to my mother.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a full moon, but it was obscured every now and then by the black clouds that drifted across it.
letter
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From this reading He went, and I finished my letter to my mother.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I went out myself to post the letter, and I was glad to feel the cool breeze blowing the hair away from my forehead, for the excitement of the day had given me a nervous headache.
moon
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From this reading There was a full moon, but it was obscured every now and then by the black clouds that drifted across it.
mother
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From this reading He went, and I finished my letter to my mother.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I went out myself to post the letter, and I was glad to feel the cool breeze blowing the hair away from my forehead, for the excitement of the day had given me a nervous headache.
nervous
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From this reading I went out myself to post the letter, and I was glad to feel the cool breeze blowing the hair away from my forehead, for the excitement of the day had given me a nervous headache.
now
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From this reading There was a full moon, but it was obscured every now and then by the black clouds that drifted across it.
obscured
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From this reading There was a full moon, but it was obscured every now and then by the black clouds that drifted across it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The rest of the evening passed quietly enough.
out
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From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The rest of the evening passed quietly enough.
permission
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From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
post
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From this reading I went out myself to post the letter, and I was glad to feel the cool breeze blowing the hair away from my forehead, for the excitement of the day had given me a nervous headache.
quietly
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From this reading "The rest of the evening passed quietly enough.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The rest of the evening passed quietly enough.
smoke
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From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
Street
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From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
strong
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From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
tea
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From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a full moon, but it was obscured every now and then by the black clouds that drifted across it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The rest of the evening passed quietly enough.
then
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From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
There
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From this reading There was a full moon, but it was obscured every now and then by the black clouds that drifted across it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Carter drank his strong tea, and then asked my permission to go out and smoke a couple of cigars in the High Street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a full moon, but it was obscured every now and then by the black clouds that drifted across it.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went, and I finished my letter to my mother.
