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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 When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After the tea he seemed to revive; he lighted a cheroot and said something about going out.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He knew nothing of their discovery, of the fact that they had stood above his revolting insensibility.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the tea he seemed to revive; he lighted a cheroot and said something about going out.
age
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From this reading Nettie Vollar's gaze rested on the volume of the life of the missionary who had died at such an early age on the Ile de France.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nettie Vollar's gaze rested on the volume of the life of the missionary who had died at such an early age on the Ile de France.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
apathy
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From this reading It wasn't possible, however; his knees sagged walking the length of the floor; in the sitting room he fell into a leaden apathy.
appeared
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From this reading When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nettie Vollar's gaze rested on the volume of the life of the missionary who had died at such an early age on the Ile de France.
chair
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From this reading When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
cheroot
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From this reading After the tea he seemed to revive; he lighted a cheroot and said something about going out.
cup
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From this reading When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
de
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From this reading Nettie Vollar's gaze rested on the volume of the life of the missionary who had died at such an early age on the Ile de France.
demanded
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From this reading When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
died
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From this reading Nettie Vollar's gaze rested on the volume of the life of the missionary who had died at such an early age on the Ile de France.
discovery
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From this reading He knew nothing of their discovery, of the fact that they had stood above his revolting insensibility.
Dunsack
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From this reading When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
early
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From this reading Nettie Vollar's gaze rested on the volume of the life of the missionary who had died at such an early age on the Ile de France.
Edward
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From this reading When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
fact
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From this reading He knew nothing of their discovery, of the fact that they had stood above his revolting insensibility.
fell
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From this reading It wasn't possible, however; his knees sagged walking the length of the floor; in the sitting room he fell into a leaden apathy.
floor
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From this reading It wasn't possible, however; his knees sagged walking the length of the floor; in the sitting room he fell into a leaden apathy.
France
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From this reading Nettie Vollar's gaze rested on the volume of the life of the missionary who had died at such an early age on the Ile de France.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
gaze
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From this reading Nettie Vollar's gaze rested on the volume of the life of the missionary who had died at such an early age on the Ile de France.
going
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From this reading After the tea he seemed to revive; he lighted a cheroot and said something about going out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew nothing of their discovery, of the fact that they had stood above his revolting insensibility.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew nothing of their discovery, of the fact that they had stood above his revolting insensibility.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It wasn't possible, however; his knees sagged walking the length of the floor; in the sitting room he fell into a leaden apathy.
Ile
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From this reading Nettie Vollar's gaze rested on the volume of the life of the missionary who had died at such an early age on the Ile de France.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It wasn't possible, however; his knees sagged walking the length of the floor; in the sitting room he fell into a leaden apathy.
insensibility
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From this reading He knew nothing of their discovery, of the fact that they had stood above his revolting insensibility.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wasn't possible, however; his knees sagged walking the length of the floor; in the sitting room he fell into a leaden apathy.
knees
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From this reading It wasn't possible, however; his knees sagged walking the length of the floor; in the sitting room he fell into a leaden apathy.
knew
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From this reading He knew nothing of their discovery, of the fact that they had stood above his revolting insensibility.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈlɛdən/
heavy, dull, or grey in appearance or movement
From this reading It wasn't possible, however; his knees sagged walking the length of the floor; in the sitting room he fell into a leaden apathy.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading It wasn't possible, however; his knees sagged walking the length of the floor; in the sitting room he fell into a leaden apathy.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nettie Vollar's gaze rested on the volume of the life of the missionary who had died at such an early age on the Ile de France.
lighted
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From this reading After the tea he seemed to revive; he lighted a cheroot and said something about going out.
missionary
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From this reading Nettie Vollar's gaze rested on the volume of the life of the missionary who had died at such an early age on the Ile de France.
Nettie
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From this reading Nettie Vollar's gaze rested on the volume of the life of the missionary who had died at such an early age on the Ile de France.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He knew nothing of their discovery, of the fact that they had stood above his revolting insensibility.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nettie Vollar's gaze rested on the volume of the life of the missionary who had died at such an early age on the Ile de France.
out
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From this reading After the tea he seemed to revive; he lighted a cheroot and said something about going out.
possible
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From this reading It wasn't possible, however; his knees sagged walking the length of the floor; in the sitting room he fell into a leaden apathy.
rested
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From this reading Nettie Vollar's gaze rested on the volume of the life of the missionary who had died at such an early age on the Ile de France.
revive
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From this reading After the tea he seemed to revive; he lighted a cheroot and said something about going out.
revolting
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From this reading He knew nothing of their discovery, of the fact that they had stood above his revolting insensibility.
risen
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From this reading When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
room
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From this reading It wasn't possible, however; his knees sagged walking the length of the floor; in the sitting room he fell into a leaden apathy.
sagged
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From this reading It wasn't possible, however; his knees sagged walking the length of the floor; in the sitting room he fell into a leaden apathy.
said
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From this reading After the tea he seemed to revive; he lighted a cheroot and said something about going out.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the tea he seemed to revive; he lighted a cheroot and said something about going out.
sinking
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From this reading When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
sitting
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From this reading It wasn't possible, however; his knees sagged walking the length of the floor; in the sitting room he fell into a leaden apathy.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading After the tea he seemed to revive; he lighted a cheroot and said something about going out.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew nothing of their discovery, of the fact that they had stood above his revolting insensibility.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Nettie Vollar's gaze rested on the volume of the life of the missionary who had died at such an early age on the Ile de France.
table
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From this reading When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
tea
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From this reading When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew nothing of their discovery, of the fact that they had stood above his revolting insensibility.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He knew nothing of their discovery, of the fact that they had stood above his revolting insensibility.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the tea he seemed to revive; he lighted a cheroot and said something about going out.
Vollar's
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From this reading Nettie Vollar's gaze rested on the volume of the life of the missionary who had died at such an early age on the Ile de France.
volume
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From this reading Nettie Vollar's gaze rested on the volume of the life of the missionary who had died at such an early age on the Ile de France.
walking
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From this reading It wasn't possible, however; his knees sagged walking the length of the floor; in the sitting room he fell into a leaden apathy.
wasn't
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From this reading It wasn't possible, however; his knees sagged walking the length of the floor; in the sitting room he fell into a leaden apathy.
weakly
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From this reading When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they had risen from the table, Edward Dunsack appeared and sinking weakly into a chair demanded a cup of tea.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Nettie Vollar's gaze rested on the volume of the life of the missionary who had died at such an early age on the Ile de France.
