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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 The young barrister was worn out by a long day spent in hurrying from place to place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
Audley
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From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
barrister
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From this reading The young barrister was worn out by a long day spent in hurrying from place to place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The usual lazy monotony of his life had been broken as it had never been broken before in eight-and-twenty tranquil, easy-going years.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The usual lazy monotony of his life had been broken as it had never been broken before in eight-and-twenty tranquil, easy-going years.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There were several letters in the box behind the door, but there was none from George Talboys.
box
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From this reading There were several letters in the box behind the door, but there was none from George Talboys.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The usual lazy monotony of his life had been broken as it had never been broken before in eight-and-twenty tranquil, easy-going years.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were several letters in the box behind the door, but there was none from George Talboys.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
canaries
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From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
chambers
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From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
cold
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From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
creeping
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From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
dawn
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From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
day
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From this reading The young barrister was worn out by a long day spent in hurrying from place to place.
door
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From this reading There were several letters in the box behind the door, but there was none from George Talboys.
DREAMS
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From this reading TROUBLED DREAMS.
early
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From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
easy-going
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From this reading The usual lazy monotony of his life had been broken as it had never been broken before in eight-and-twenty tranquil, easy-going years.
eight-and-twenty
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From this reading The usual lazy monotony of his life had been broken as it had never been broken before in eight-and-twenty tranquil, easy-going years.
feathers
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From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
feebly
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From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were several letters in the box behind the door, but there was none from George Talboys.
George
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From this reading There were several letters in the box behind the door, but there was none from George Talboys.
gray
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From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The usual lazy monotony of his life had been broken as it had never been broken before in eight-and-twenty tranquil, easy-going years.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
hurrying
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From this reading The young barrister was worn out by a long day spent in hurrying from place to place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The usual lazy monotony of his life had been broken as it had never been broken before in eight-and-twenty tranquil, easy-going years.
just
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From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
lazy
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From this reading The usual lazy monotony of his life had been broken as it had never been broken before in eight-and-twenty tranquil, easy-going years.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
letters
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From this reading There were several letters in the box behind the door, but there was none from George Talboys.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The usual lazy monotony of his life had been broken as it had never been broken before in eight-and-twenty tranquil, easy-going years.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young barrister was worn out by a long day spent in hurrying from place to place.
mail
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From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
monotony
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From this reading The usual lazy monotony of his life had been broken as it had never been broken before in eight-and-twenty tranquil, easy-going years.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The usual lazy monotony of his life had been broken as it had never been broken before in eight-and-twenty tranquil, easy-going years.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading There were several letters in the box behind the door, but there was none from George Talboys.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The usual lazy monotony of his life had been broken as it had never been broken before in eight-and-twenty tranquil, easy-going years.
out
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From this reading The young barrister was worn out by a long day spent in hurrying from place to place.
place
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From this reading The young barrister was worn out by a long day spent in hurrying from place to place.
Robert
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From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
rooms
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From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
rustle
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From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
several
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From this reading There were several letters in the box behind the door, but there was none from George Talboys.
solitary
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From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
Southampton
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From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
spent
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From this reading The young barrister was worn out by a long day spent in hurrying from place to place.
Talboys
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From this reading There were several letters in the box behind the door, but there was none from George Talboys.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
There
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From this reading There were several letters in the box behind the door, but there was none from George Talboys.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
tranquil
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From this reading The usual lazy monotony of his life had been broken as it had never been broken before in eight-and-twenty tranquil, easy-going years.
TROUBLED
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From this reading TROUBLED DREAMS.
usual
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From this reading The usual lazy monotony of his life had been broken as it had never been broken before in eight-and-twenty tranquil, easy-going years.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Robert Audley left Southampton by the mail, and let himself into his chambers just as the dawn was creeping cold and gray into the solitary rooms, and the canaries were beginning to rustle their feathers feebly in the early morning.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The young barrister was worn out by a long day spent in hurrying from place to place.
years
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From this reading The usual lazy monotony of his life had been broken as it had never been broken before in eight-and-twenty tranquil, easy-going years.
young
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From this reading The young barrister was worn out by a long day spent in hurrying from place to place.
