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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 Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
amphibious
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From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
Belsize
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From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
better
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From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I own I was in no hurry to take over the invidious task.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
Camilla
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From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
cigarette
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From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
cigarettes
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From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
club
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From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
comforts
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From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
conservatory
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From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
country
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From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
day
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From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
deemed
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From this reading It struck me that poor Mr. Garland was finding it hard work to propitiate the lady whom Raffles had deemed unworthy of mention overnight.
described
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From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
drawing-room
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From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
find
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From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
finding
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From this reading It struck me that poor Mr. Garland was finding it hard work to propitiate the lady whom Raffles had deemed unworthy of mention overnight.
fire
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From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
full
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From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
Garland
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From this reading It struck me that poor Mr. Garland was finding it hard work to propitiate the lady whom Raffles had deemed unworthy of mention overnight.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It struck me that poor Mr. Garland was finding it hard work to propitiate the lady whom Raffles had deemed unworthy of mention overnight.
hall
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From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
hard
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From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
heard
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From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
home
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From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
house
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From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
hurry
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From this reading But I own I was in no hurry to take over the invidious task.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
invidious
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From this reading But I own I was in no hurry to take over the invidious task.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
Kensington
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From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
lady
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From this reading It struck me that poor Mr. Garland was finding it hard work to propitiate the lady whom Raffles had deemed unworthy of mention overnight.
led
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From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
library
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From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
lit
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From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
magazines
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From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It struck me that poor Mr. Garland was finding it hard work to propitiate the lady whom Raffles had deemed unworthy of mention overnight.
mention
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From this reading It struck me that poor Mr. Garland was finding it hard work to propitiate the lady whom Raffles had deemed unworthy of mention overnight.
Mr
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From this reading It struck me that poor Mr. Garland was finding it hard work to propitiate the lady whom Raffles had deemed unworthy of mention overnight.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But I own I was in no hurry to take over the invidious task.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
off
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From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
only
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From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
opened
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From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But I own I was in no hurry to take over the invidious task.
overnight
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From this reading It struck me that poor Mr. Garland was finding it hard work to propitiate the lady whom Raffles had deemed unworthy of mention overnight.
own
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From this reading But I own I was in no hurry to take over the invidious task.
palms
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From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It struck me that poor Mr. Garland was finding it hard work to propitiate the lady whom Raffles had deemed unworthy of mention overnight.
propitiate
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From this reading It struck me that poor Mr. Garland was finding it hard work to propitiate the lady whom Raffles had deemed unworthy of mention overnight.
Raffles
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From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
rain
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From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
rainy
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From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
refuge
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From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
retreat
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From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
rooms
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From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
set
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From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
square
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From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It struck me that poor Mr. Garland was finding it hard work to propitiate the lady whom Raffles had deemed unworthy of mention overnight.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I own I was in no hurry to take over the invidious task.
task
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From this reading But I own I was in no hurry to take over the invidious task.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
There
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From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
tree-ferns
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From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
unworthy
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From this reading It struck me that poor Mr. Garland was finding it hard work to propitiate the lady whom Raffles had deemed unworthy of mention overnight.
usual
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From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
voices
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From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
welcome
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From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was a good square hall, full of the club comforts so welcome in a home, such as magazines and cigarettes, and a fire when the rain set in.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The usual rooms opened off the hall, and the library was not the only one that led on into the conservatory; the drawing-room was another, in which I heard voices as I lit a cigarette among the palms and tree-ferns.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It struck me that poor Mr. Garland was finding it hard work to propitiate the lady whom Raffles had deemed unworthy of mention overnight.
work
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From this reading It struck me that poor Mr. Garland was finding it hard work to propitiate the lady whom Raffles had deemed unworthy of mention overnight.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Camilla Belsize It would be hard to find a better refuge on a rainy day than the amphibious retreat described by Raffles as a "country house in Kensington."
