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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 lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
accepted
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From this reading Robert Audley took the thunder and lightning with the same composure with which he accepted all the other ills of life.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE STORM.
all
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From this reading Robert Audley took the thunder and lightning with the same composure with which he accepted all the other ills of life.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Robert Audley took the thunder and lightning with the same composure with which he accepted all the other ills of life.
Audley
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From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
burst
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From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
Chelmsford
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From this reading He lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
cold
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From this reading He lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
composure
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From this reading Robert Audley took the thunder and lightning with the same composure with which he accepted all the other ills of life.
day
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From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
few
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From this reading He lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
five-days-old
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From this reading He lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
fury
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From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Robert Audley took the thunder and lightning with the same composure with which he accepted all the other ills of life.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Michael was mistaken in his prophecy upon the weather.
hold
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From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
hour
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From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
ills
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From this reading Robert Audley took the thunder and lightning with the same composure with which he accepted all the other ills of life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Michael was mistaken in his prophecy upon the weather.
large
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From this reading He lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
lay
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From this reading He lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Audley took the thunder and lightning with the same composure with which he accepted all the other ills of life.
lightning
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From this reading Robert Audley took the thunder and lightning with the same composure with which he accepted all the other ills of life.
Michael
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From this reading Sir Michael was mistaken in his prophecy upon the weather.
midnight
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From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
mistaken
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From this reading Sir Michael was mistaken in his prophecy upon the weather.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
occasionally
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From this reading He lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
off
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From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
ostensibly
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From this reading He lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
other
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From this reading Robert Audley took the thunder and lightning with the same composure with which he accepted all the other ills of life.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
paper
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From this reading He lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
prophecynounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading Sir Michael was mistaken in his prophecy upon the weather.
punch
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From this reading He lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
reading
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From this reading He lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
regaling
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From this reading He lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
Robert
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From this reading Robert Audley took the thunder and lightning with the same composure with which he accepted all the other ills of life.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Audley took the thunder and lightning with the same composure with which he accepted all the other ills of life.
sips
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From this reading He lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Michael was mistaken in his prophecy upon the weather.
sitting-room
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From this reading He lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
sofa
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From this reading He lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
STORM
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From this reading AFTER THE STORM.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE STORM.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Robert Audley took the thunder and lightning with the same composure with which he accepted all the other ills of life.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Audley took the thunder and lightning with the same composure with which he accepted all the other ills of life.
tumbler
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From this reading He lay on a sofa in the sitting-room, ostensibly reading the five-days-old Chelmsford paper, and regaling himself occasionally with a few sips from a large tumbler of cold punch.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sir Michael was mistaken in his prophecy upon the weather.
village
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From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Michael was mistaken in his prophecy upon the weather.
weather
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From this reading Sir Michael was mistaken in his prophecy upon the weather.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Robert Audley took the thunder and lightning with the same composure with which he accepted all the other ills of life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The storm did not hold off until next day, but burst with terrible fury over the village of Audley about half an hour before midnight.
