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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 He opened a door, and they went through into the next room.
air
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From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He opened a door, and they went through into the next room.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next room they entered had a row of great, square chests on each side, as they walked through.
back
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From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And when the gas is cooled the impurities are cooled too, so that many of them take a liquid form and can be drawn off."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
came
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From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And when the gas is cooled the impurities are cooled too, so that many of them take a liquid form and can be drawn off."
Carter
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From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
chests
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From this reading The next room they entered had a row of great, square chests on each side, as they walked through.
clusters
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From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
cob-house
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From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
cold
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From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
cooled
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From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
door
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From this reading He opened a door, and they went through into the next room.
doubled
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From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
down
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From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
draughts
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From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
drawn
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From this reading And when the gas is cooled the impurities are cooled too, so that many of them take a liquid form and can be drawn off."
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
entered
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From this reading The next room they entered had a row of great, square chests on each side, as they walked through.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
fashion
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From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
form
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From this reading And when the gas is cooled the impurities are cooled too, so that many of them take a liquid form and can be drawn off."
forth
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From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
gas
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From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
gets
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From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
goes
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From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He opened a door, and they went through into the next room.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
impurities
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From this reading And when the gas is cooled the impurities are cooled too, so that many of them take a liquid form and can be drawn off."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He opened a door, and they went through into the next room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when the gas is cooled the impurities are cooled too, so that many of them take a liquid form and can be drawn off."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
jointed
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From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
just
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From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
kept
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From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
large
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From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
led
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From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
liquid
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From this reading And when the gas is cooled the impurities are cooled too, so that many of them take a liquid form and can be drawn off."
many
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From this reading And when the gas is cooled the impurities are cooled too, so that many of them take a liquid form and can be drawn off."
Mr
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From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He opened a door, and they went through into the next room.
number
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From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
off
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From this reading And when the gas is cooled the impurities are cooled too, so that many of them take a liquid form and can be drawn off."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next room they entered had a row of great, square chests on each side, as they walked through.
opened
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From this reading He opened a door, and they went through into the next room.
other
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From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
pipe
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From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
pipes
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From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
pretty
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From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
room
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From this reading He opened a door, and they went through into the next room.
row
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From this reading The next room they entered had a row of great, square chests on each side, as they walked through.
said
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From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
side
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From this reading The next room they entered had a row of great, square chests on each side, as they walked through.
smaller
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From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
square
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From this reading The next room they entered had a row of great, square chests on each side, as they walked through.
surface
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From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when the gas is cooled the impurities are cooled too, so that many of them take a liquid form and can be drawn off."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He opened a door, and they went through into the next room.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He opened a door, and they went through into the next room.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He opened a door, and they went through into the next room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
too
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From this reading And when the gas is cooled the impurities are cooled too, so that many of them take a liquid form and can be drawn off."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
walked
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From this reading The next room they entered had a row of great, square chests on each side, as they walked through.
wall
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From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
well
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From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He opened a door, and they went through into the next room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When the gas goes through these pipes," said Mr. Carter, "it gets pretty well cooled down, for the pipes are kept cold by having so great an amount of surface exposed to draughts of air around them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here the large pipe which came through the wall of the room they had just left, led to a number of clusters of smaller pipes that were jointed and doubled back and forth upon each other, cob-house fashion.
